diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 524abe47560d..7b6a1847cf8a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 /**
  * struct tipc_sock - TIPC socket structure
  * @sk: socket - interacts with 'port' and with user via the socket API
- * @connected: non-zero if port is currently connected to a peer port
  * @conn_type: TIPC type used when connection was established
  * @conn_instance: TIPC instance used when connection was established
  * @published: non-zero if port has one or more associated names
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@
  */
 struct tipc_sock {
 	struct sock sk;
-	int connected;
 	u32 conn_type;
 	u32 conn_instance;
 	int published;
@@ -293,6 +291,11 @@ static void tsk_rej_rx_queue(struct sock *sk)
 		tipc_sk_respond(sk, skb, TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT);
 }
 
+static bool tipc_sk_connected(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return sk->sk_socket->state == SS_CONNECTED;
+}
+
 /* tsk_peer_msg - verify if message was sent by connected port's peer
  *
  * Handles cases where the node's network address has changed from
@@ -300,12 +303,13 @@ static void tsk_rej_rx_queue(struct sock *sk)
  */
 static bool tsk_peer_msg(struct tipc_sock *tsk, struct tipc_msg *msg)
 {
-	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(sock_net(&tsk->sk), tipc_net_id);
+	struct sock *sk = &tsk->sk;
+	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(sock_net(sk), tipc_net_id);
 	u32 peer_port = tsk_peer_port(tsk);
 	u32 orig_node;
 	u32 peer_node;
 
-	if (unlikely(!tsk->connected))
+	if (unlikely(!tipc_sk_connected(sk)))
 		return false;
 
 	if (unlikely(msg_origport(msg) != peer_port))
@@ -470,7 +474,6 @@ static int tipc_release(struct socket *sock)
 			if ((sock->state == SS_CONNECTING) ||
 			    (sock->state == SS_CONNECTED)) {
 				sock->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
-				tsk->connected = 0;
 				tipc_node_remove_conn(net, dnode, tsk->portid);
 			}
 			tipc_sk_respond(sk, skb, TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT);
@@ -480,7 +483,7 @@ static int tipc_release(struct socket *sock)
 	tipc_sk_withdraw(tsk, 0, NULL);
 	sk_stop_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer);
 	tipc_sk_remove(tsk);
-	if (tsk->connected) {
+	if (tipc_sk_connected(sk)) {
 		skb = tipc_msg_create(TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE,
 				      TIPC_CONN_MSG, SHORT_H_SIZE, 0, dnode,
 				      tsk_own_node(tsk), tsk_peer_port(tsk),
@@ -1010,7 +1013,7 @@ static int tipc_wait_for_sndpkt(struct socket *sock, long *timeo_p)
 		done = sk_wait_event(sk, timeo_p,
 				     (!tsk->link_cong &&
 				      !tsk_conn_cong(tsk)) ||
-				     !tsk->connected);
+				      !tipc_sk_connected(sk));
 		finish_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
 	} while (!done);
 	return 0;
@@ -1152,7 +1155,6 @@ static void tipc_sk_finish_conn(struct tipc_sock *tsk, u32 peer_port,
 
 	tsk->probing_intv = CONN_PROBING_INTERVAL;
 	tsk->probing_state = TIPC_CONN_OK;
-	tsk->connected = 1;
 	sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, jiffies + tsk->probing_intv);
 	tipc_node_add_conn(net, peer_node, tsk->portid, peer_port);
 	tsk->max_pkt = tipc_node_get_mtu(net, peer_node, tsk->portid);
@@ -1261,13 +1263,14 @@ static int tipc_sk_anc_data_recv(struct msghdr *m, struct tipc_msg *msg,
 
 static void tipc_sk_send_ack(struct tipc_sock *tsk)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(&tsk->sk);
+	struct sock *sk = &tsk->sk;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 	struct tipc_msg *msg;
 	u32 peer_port = tsk_peer_port(tsk);
 	u32 dnode = tsk_peer_node(tsk);
 
-	if (!tsk->connected)
+	if (!tipc_sk_connected(sk))
 		return;
 	skb = tipc_msg_create(CONN_MANAGER, CONN_ACK, INT_H_SIZE, 0,
 			      dnode, tsk_own_node(tsk), peer_port,
@@ -1596,7 +1599,6 @@ static bool filter_connect(struct tipc_sock *tsk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		if (unlikely(msg_errcode(hdr))) {
 			sock->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
-			tsk->connected = 0;
 			/* Let timer expire on it's own */
 			tipc_node_remove_conn(net, tsk_peer_node(tsk),
 					      tsk->portid);
@@ -2189,7 +2191,6 @@ restart:
 			if (skb)
 				tipc_node_xmit_skb(net, skb, dnode, tsk->portid);
 		}
-		tsk->connected = 0;
 		sock->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
 		tipc_node_remove_conn(net, dnode, tsk->portid);
 		/* fall through */
@@ -2221,7 +2222,7 @@ static void tipc_sk_timeout(unsigned long data)
 	u32 own_node = tsk_own_node(tsk);
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
-	if (!tsk->connected) {
+	if (!tipc_sk_connected(sk)) {
 		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 		goto exit;
 	}
@@ -2231,7 +2232,6 @@ static void tipc_sk_timeout(unsigned long data)
 	if (tsk->probing_state == TIPC_CONN_PROBING) {
 		if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
 			sk->sk_socket->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
-			tsk->connected = 0;
 			tipc_node_remove_conn(sock_net(sk), tsk_peer_node(tsk),
 					      tsk_peer_port(tsk));
 			sk->sk_state_change(sk);
@@ -2257,11 +2257,12 @@ exit:
 static int tipc_sk_publish(struct tipc_sock *tsk, uint scope,
 			   struct tipc_name_seq const *seq)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(&tsk->sk);
+	struct sock *sk = &tsk->sk;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	struct publication *publ;
 	u32 key;
 
-	if (tsk->connected)
+	if (tipc_sk_connected(sk))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	key = tsk->portid + tsk->pub_count + 1;
 	if (key == tsk->portid)
@@ -2719,6 +2720,7 @@ static int __tipc_nl_add_sk(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 	struct nlattr *attrs;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
+	struct sock *sk = &tsk->sk;
 
 	hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
 			  &tipc_genl_family, NLM_F_MULTI, TIPC_NL_SOCK_GET);
@@ -2733,7 +2735,7 @@ static int __tipc_nl_add_sk(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 	if (nla_put_u32(skb, TIPC_NLA_SOCK_ADDR, tn->own_addr))
 		goto attr_msg_cancel;
 
-	if (tsk->connected) {
+	if (tipc_sk_connected(sk)) {
 		err = __tipc_nl_add_sk_con(skb, tsk);
 		if (err)
 			goto attr_msg_cancel;