diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index b0323ec..7dfa9fc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ static int tipc_sk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	sk->sk_write_space = tipc_write_space;
 	sk->sk_destruct = tipc_sock_destruct;
 	tsk->conn_timeout = CONN_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
+	tsk->group_is_open = true;
 	atomic_set(&tsk->dupl_rcvcnt, 0);
 
 	/* Start out with safe limits until we receive an advertised window */