diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index ebf4fd7c3749..c6f0d1dbfc3c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ struct tipc_bc_base {
 	struct tipc_node *retransmit_to;
 };
 
+static struct tipc_bc_base *tipc_bc_base(struct net *net)
+{
+	return tipc_net(net)->bcbase;
+}
+
 /**
  * tipc_nmap_equal - test for equality of node maps
  */
@@ -1041,7 +1046,7 @@ int tipc_bcast_init(struct net *net)
 	bcl->bearer_id = MAX_BEARERS;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(tn->bearer_list[MAX_BEARERS], &bcbearer->bearer);
 	bcl->pmsg = (struct tipc_msg *)&bcl->proto_msg;
-	msg_set_prevnode(bcl->pmsg, tn->own_addr);
+
 	strlcpy(bcl->name, tipc_bclink_name, TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
 	tn->bcbearer = bcbearer;
 	tn->bcbase = bclink;
@@ -1049,6 +1054,13 @@ int tipc_bcast_init(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void tipc_bcast_reinit(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct tipc_bc_base *b = tipc_bc_base(net);
+
+	msg_set_prevnode(b->link.pmsg, tipc_own_addr(net));
+}
+
 void tipc_bcast_stop(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
@@ -1056,7 +1068,6 @@ void tipc_bcast_stop(struct net *net)
 	tipc_bclink_lock(net);
 	tipc_link_purge_queues(tn->bcl);
 	tipc_bclink_unlock(net);
-
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(tn->bearer_list[BCBEARER], NULL);
 	synchronize_net();
 	kfree(tn->bcbearer);
diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.h b/net/tipc/bcast.h
index eac912abacd2..041935d4ad6d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.h
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct tipc_node_map;
 extern const char tipc_bclink_name[];
 
 int tipc_bcast_init(struct net *net);
+void tipc_bcast_reinit(struct net *net);
 void tipc_bcast_stop(struct net *net);
 void tipc_bclink_add_node(struct net *net, u32 addr);
 void tipc_bclink_remove_node(struct net *net, u32 addr);
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index 005ba5eb0ea4..03a842870c52 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "bearer.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "socket.h"
+#include "bcast.h"
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
@@ -71,8 +72,15 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
 	err = tipc_topsrv_start(net);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_subscr;
+
+	err = tipc_bcast_init(net);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_bclink;
+
 	return 0;
 
+out_bclink:
+	tipc_bcast_stop(net);
 out_subscr:
 	tipc_nametbl_stop(net);
 out_nametbl:
@@ -85,6 +93,7 @@ static void __net_exit tipc_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	tipc_topsrv_stop(net);
 	tipc_net_stop(net);
+	tipc_bcast_stop(net);
 	tipc_nametbl_stop(net);
 	tipc_sk_rht_destroy(net);
 }
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index dc623d5358aa..77bf9113c7a7 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -112,14 +112,11 @@ int tipc_net_start(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
 	char addr_string[16];
-	int res;
 
 	tn->own_addr = addr;
 	tipc_named_reinit(net);
 	tipc_sk_reinit(net);
-	res = tipc_bcast_init(net);
-	if (res)
-		return res;
+	tipc_bcast_reinit(net);
 
 	tipc_nametbl_publish(net, TIPC_CFG_SRV, tn->own_addr, tn->own_addr,
 			     TIPC_ZONE_SCOPE, 0, tn->own_addr);
@@ -142,7 +139,6 @@ void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net)
 			      tn->own_addr);
 	rtnl_lock();
 	tipc_bearer_stop(net);
-	tipc_bcast_stop(net);
 	tipc_node_stop(net);
 	rtnl_unlock();