diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index bfe79bb..d838a4b 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1416,6 +1416,11 @@
 	unsigned int limit = rcvbuf_limit(sk, buf);
 	int rc = TIPC_OK;
 
+	if (unlikely(msg_user(msg) == CONN_MANAGER)) {
+		tipc_port_proto_rcv(&tsk->port, buf);
+		return TIPC_OK;
+	}
+
 	/* Reject message if it is wrong sort of message for socket */
 	if (msg_type(msg) > TIPC_DIRECT_MSG)
 		return -TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT;