diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 753f774..aa1babb 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -247,11 +247,17 @@
  *
  * RCU is locked, no other locks set
  */
-void tipc_bcast_ack_rcv(struct net *net, struct tipc_link *l, u32 acked)
+void tipc_bcast_ack_rcv(struct net *net, struct tipc_link *l,
+			struct tipc_msg *hdr)
 {
 	struct sk_buff_head *inputq = &tipc_bc_base(net)->inputq;
+	u16 acked = msg_bcast_ack(hdr);
 	struct sk_buff_head xmitq;
 
+	/* Ignore bc acks sent by peer before bcast synch point was received */
+	if (msg_bc_ack_invalid(hdr))
+		return;
+
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&xmitq);
 
 	tipc_bcast_lock(net);
@@ -279,11 +285,11 @@
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&xmitq);
 
 	tipc_bcast_lock(net);
-	if (msg_type(hdr) == STATE_MSG) {
+	if (msg_type(hdr) != STATE_MSG) {
+		tipc_link_bc_init_rcv(l, hdr);
+	} else if (!msg_bc_ack_invalid(hdr)) {
 		tipc_link_bc_ack_rcv(l, msg_bcast_ack(hdr), &xmitq);
 		rc = tipc_link_bc_sync_rcv(l, hdr, &xmitq);
-	} else {
-		tipc_link_bc_init_rcv(l, hdr);
 	}
 	tipc_bcast_unlock(net);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.h b/net/tipc/bcast.h
index 5ffe344..855d53c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.h
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.h
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
 int  tipc_bcast_get_mtu(struct net *net);
 int tipc_bcast_xmit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list);
 int tipc_bcast_rcv(struct net *net, struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb);
-void tipc_bcast_ack_rcv(struct net *net, struct tipc_link *l, u32 acked);
+void tipc_bcast_ack_rcv(struct net *net, struct tipc_link *l,
+			struct tipc_msg *hdr);
 int tipc_bcast_sync_rcv(struct net *net, struct tipc_link *l,
 			struct tipc_msg *hdr);
 int tipc_nl_add_bc_link(struct net *net, struct tipc_nl_msg *msg);
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index b36e16c..1055164 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1312,6 +1312,7 @@
 	msg_set_next_sent(hdr, l->snd_nxt);
 	msg_set_ack(hdr, l->rcv_nxt - 1);
 	msg_set_bcast_ack(hdr, bcl->rcv_nxt - 1);
+	msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(hdr, !node_up);
 	msg_set_last_bcast(hdr, l->bc_sndlink->snd_nxt - 1);
 	msg_set_link_tolerance(hdr, tolerance);
 	msg_set_linkprio(hdr, priority);
@@ -1574,6 +1575,7 @@
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&list);
 	if (!tipc_link_build_bc_proto_msg(l->bc_rcvlink, false, 0, &list))
 		return;
+	msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(buf_msg(skb_peek(&list)), true);
 	tipc_link_xmit(l, &list, xmitq);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.h b/net/tipc/msg.h
index c3832cd..50a7398 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.h
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.h
@@ -714,6 +714,23 @@
 	msg_set_bits(m, 5, 13, 0x1, s);
 }
 
+static inline bool msg_bc_ack_invalid(struct tipc_msg *m)
+{
+	switch (msg_user(m)) {
+	case BCAST_PROTOCOL:
+	case NAME_DISTRIBUTOR:
+	case LINK_PROTOCOL:
+		return msg_bits(m, 5, 14, 0x1);
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(struct tipc_msg *m, bool invalid)
+{
+	msg_set_bits(m, 5, 14, 0x1, invalid);
+}
+
 static inline char *msg_media_addr(struct tipc_msg *m)
 {
 	return (char *)&m->hdr[TIPC_MEDIA_INFO_OFFSET];
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index a04fe9b..c1cfd92 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 				pr_warn("Bulk publication failure\n");
 				return;
 			}
+			msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(buf_msg(skb), true);
 			item = (struct distr_item *)msg_data(buf_msg(skb));
 		}
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 7ef14e2..9d2f4c2 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(usr == LINK_PROTOCOL))
 		tipc_node_bc_sync_rcv(n, hdr, bearer_id, &xmitq);
 	else if (unlikely(tipc_link_acked(n->bc_entry.link) != bc_ack))
-		tipc_bcast_ack_rcv(net, n->bc_entry.link, bc_ack);
+		tipc_bcast_ack_rcv(net, n->bc_entry.link, hdr);
 
 	/* Receive packet directly if conditions permit */
 	tipc_node_read_lock(n);