diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 4ea6cad..3405f56 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1502,6 +1502,7 @@
 
 		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, n_ptr->addr);
 		info("Multicast link info for %s\n", addr_string);
+		info("Supportable: %d,  ", n_ptr->bclink.supportable);
 		info("Supported: %d,  ", n_ptr->bclink.supported);
 		info("Acked: %u\n", n_ptr->bclink.acked);
 		info("Last in: %u,  ", n_ptr->bclink.last_in);
@@ -1736,7 +1737,7 @@
 
 		/* Release acked messages */
 
-		if (tipc_node_is_up(n_ptr) && n_ptr->bclink.supported)
+		if (n_ptr->bclink.supported)
 			tipc_bclink_acknowledge(n_ptr, msg_bcast_ack(msg));
 
 		crs = l_ptr->first_out;
@@ -2126,7 +2127,7 @@
 		} else {
 			l_ptr->max_pkt = l_ptr->max_pkt_target;
 		}
-		l_ptr->owner->bclink.supported = (max_pkt_info != 0);
+		l_ptr->owner->bclink.supportable = (max_pkt_info != 0);
 
 		/* Synchronize broadcast link info, if not done previously */