diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 7935553..4289dd6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -62,21 +62,8 @@
 static void tipc_bclink_unlock(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
-	struct tipc_node *node = NULL;
 
-	if (likely(!tn->bclink->flags)) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&tn->bclink->lock);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (tn->bclink->flags & TIPC_BCLINK_RESET) {
-		tn->bclink->flags &= ~TIPC_BCLINK_RESET;
-		node = tipc_bclink_retransmit_to(net);
-	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&tn->bclink->lock);
-
-	if (node)
-		tipc_link_reset_all(node);
 }
 
 void tipc_bclink_input(struct net *net)
@@ -91,13 +78,6 @@
 	return MAX_PKT_DEFAULT_MCAST;
 }
 
-void tipc_bclink_set_flags(struct net *net, unsigned int flags)
-{
-	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
-
-	tn->bclink->flags |= flags;
-}
-
 static u32 bcbuf_acks(struct sk_buff *buf)
 {
 	return (u32)(unsigned long)TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle;
@@ -156,7 +136,6 @@
 						seqno : node->bclink.last_sent;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * tipc_bclink_retransmit_to - get most recent node to request retransmission
  *
@@ -476,13 +455,13 @@
 			goto unlock;
 		if (msg_destnode(msg) == tn->own_addr) {
 			tipc_bclink_acknowledge(node, msg_bcast_ack(msg));
-			tipc_node_unlock(node);
 			tipc_bclink_lock(net);
 			bcl->stats.recv_nacks++;
 			tn->bclink->retransmit_to = node;
 			bclink_retransmit_pkt(tn, msg_bcgap_after(msg),
 					      msg_bcgap_to(msg));
 			tipc_bclink_unlock(net);
+			tipc_node_unlock(node);
 		} else {
 			tipc_node_unlock(node);
 			bclink_peek_nack(net, msg);
diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.h b/net/tipc/bcast.h
index 43f397f..4bdc122 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.h
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 	struct tipc_bearer *secondary;
 };
 
-#define TIPC_BCLINK_RESET	1
 #define	BCBEARER		MAX_BEARERS
 
 /**
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@
  * @lock: spinlock governing access to structure
  * @link: (non-standard) broadcast link structure
  * @node: (non-standard) node structure representing b'cast link's peer node
- * @flags: represent bclink states
  * @bcast_nodes: map of broadcast-capable nodes
  * @retransmit_to: node that most recently requested a retransmit
  *
@@ -96,7 +94,6 @@
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct tipc_link link;
 	struct tipc_node node;
-	unsigned int flags;
 	struct sk_buff_head arrvq;
 	struct sk_buff_head inputq;
 	struct tipc_node_map bcast_nodes;
@@ -117,7 +114,6 @@
 
 int tipc_bclink_init(struct net *net);
 void tipc_bclink_stop(struct net *net);
-void tipc_bclink_set_flags(struct net *tn, unsigned int flags);
 void tipc_bclink_add_node(struct net *net, u32 addr);
 void tipc_bclink_remove_node(struct net *net, u32 addr);
 struct tipc_node *tipc_bclink_retransmit_to(struct net *tn);
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 1287161..f5e086c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@
 			(unsigned long) TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle);
 
 		n_ptr = tipc_bclink_retransmit_to(net);
-		tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
 
 		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, n_ptr->addr);
 		pr_info("Broadcast link info for %s\n", addr_string);
@@ -992,9 +991,7 @@
 			n_ptr->bclink.oos_state,
 			n_ptr->bclink.last_sent);
 
-		tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
-
-		tipc_bclink_set_flags(net, TIPC_BCLINK_RESET);
+		n_ptr->action_flags |= TIPC_BCAST_RESET;
 		l_ptr->stale_count = 0;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 26d1de1..5cc43d34 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
 				TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_DOWN | TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP |
 				TIPC_NOTIFY_LINK_DOWN | TIPC_NOTIFY_LINK_UP |
 				TIPC_WAKEUP_BCAST_USERS | TIPC_BCAST_MSG_EVT |
-				TIPC_NAMED_MSG_EVT);
+				TIPC_NAMED_MSG_EVT | TIPC_BCAST_RESET);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&node->lock);
 
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@
 
 	if (flags & TIPC_BCAST_MSG_EVT)
 		tipc_bclink_input(net);
+
+	if (flags & TIPC_BCAST_RESET)
+		tipc_link_reset_all(node);
 }
 
 /* Caller should hold node lock for the passed node */
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.h b/net/tipc/node.h
index e89ac04..9629ecd 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.h
+++ b/net/tipc/node.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
 	TIPC_NOTIFY_LINK_UP		= (1 << 6),
 	TIPC_NOTIFY_LINK_DOWN		= (1 << 7),
 	TIPC_NAMED_MSG_EVT		= (1 << 8),
-	TIPC_BCAST_MSG_EVT		= (1 << 9)
+	TIPC_BCAST_MSG_EVT		= (1 << 9),
+	TIPC_BCAST_RESET		= (1 << 10)
 };
 
 /**