diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.c b/net/tipc/msg.c
index 562c926..c5ac436 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.c
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.c
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@
 	*err = -TIPC_ERR_NO_NAME;
 	if (skb_linearize(skb))
 		return false;
+	msg = buf_msg(skb);
 	if (msg_reroute_cnt(msg))
 		return false;
 	dnode = addr_domain(net, msg_lookup_scope(msg));