diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 8685daf060f9..249500614568 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * net/tipc/socket.c: TIPC socket API
+* net/tipc/socket.c: TIPC socket API
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2001-2007, 2012-2014, Ericsson AB
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008, 2010-2013, Wind River Systems
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 #define CONN_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT	8000	/* default connect timeout = 8s */
 
-static int backlog_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
+static int tipc_backlog_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 static void tipc_data_ready(struct sock *sk);
 static void tipc_write_space(struct sock *sk);
 static int tipc_release(struct socket *sock);
@@ -196,11 +196,12 @@ static int tipc_sk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	sock->state = state;
 
 	sock_init_data(sock, sk);
-	sk->sk_backlog_rcv = backlog_rcv;
+	sk->sk_backlog_rcv = tipc_backlog_rcv;
 	sk->sk_rcvbuf = sysctl_tipc_rmem[1];
 	sk->sk_data_ready = tipc_data_ready;
 	sk->sk_write_space = tipc_write_space;
-	tipc_sk(sk)->conn_timeout = CONN_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
+	tsk->conn_timeout = CONN_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
+	atomic_set(&tsk->dupl_rcvcnt, 0);
 	tipc_port_unlock(port);
 
 	if (sock->state == SS_READY) {
@@ -1416,7 +1417,7 @@ static u32 filter_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
 }
 
 /**
- * backlog_rcv - handle incoming message from backlog queue
+ * tipc_backlog_rcv - handle incoming message from backlog queue
  * @sk: socket
  * @buf: message
  *
@@ -1424,13 +1425,18 @@ static u32 filter_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
  *
  * Returns 0
  */
-static int backlog_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
+static int tipc_backlog_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
 {
 	u32 res;
+	struct tipc_sock *tsk = tipc_sk(sk);
 
 	res = filter_rcv(sk, buf);
-	if (res)
+	if (unlikely(res))
 		tipc_reject_msg(buf, res);
+
+	if (atomic_read(&tsk->dupl_rcvcnt) < TIPC_CONN_OVERLOAD_LIMIT)
+		atomic_add(buf->truesize, &tsk->dupl_rcvcnt);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1445,8 +1451,9 @@ static int backlog_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
  */
 u32 tipc_sk_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
 {
+	struct tipc_sock *tsk = tipc_sk(sk);
 	u32 res;
-
+	uint limit;
 	/*
 	 * Process message if socket is unlocked; otherwise add to backlog queue
 	 *
@@ -1457,7 +1464,10 @@ u32 tipc_sk_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
 	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
 		res = filter_rcv(sk, buf);
 	} else {
-		if (sk_add_backlog(sk, buf, rcvbuf_limit(sk, buf)))
+		if (sk->sk_backlog.len == 0)
+			atomic_set(&tsk->dupl_rcvcnt, 0);
+		limit = rcvbuf_limit(sk, buf) + atomic_read(&tsk->dupl_rcvcnt);
+		if (sk_add_backlog(sk, buf, limit))
 			res = TIPC_ERR_OVERLOAD;
 		else
 			res = TIPC_OK;
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.h b/net/tipc/socket.h
index 74e5c7f195a6..86c27cc51e33 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.h
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.h
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@
  * @port: port - interacts with 'sk' and with the rest of the TIPC stack
  * @peer_name: the peer of the connection, if any
  * @conn_timeout: the time we can wait for an unresponded setup request
+ * @dupl_rcvcnt: number of bytes counted twice, in both backlog and rcv queue
  */
 
 struct tipc_sock {
 	struct sock sk;
 	struct tipc_port port;
 	unsigned int conn_timeout;
+	atomic_t dupl_rcvcnt;
 };
 
 static inline struct tipc_sock *tipc_sk(const struct sock *sk)