diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 34bf15c90c78..23bcc1132365 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ struct tipc_link *tipc_link_create(struct tipc_node *n_ptr,
 	l_ptr->next_out_no = 1;
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&l_ptr->outqueue);
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&l_ptr->deferred_queue);
-	__skb_queue_head_init(&l_ptr->waiting_sks);
+	skb_queue_head_init(&l_ptr->waiting_sks);
 
 	link_reset_statistics(l_ptr);
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static bool link_schedule_user(struct tipc_link *link, u32 oport,
 		return false;
 	TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->chain_sz = chain_sz;
 	TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->chain_imp = imp;
-	__skb_queue_tail(&link->waiting_sks, buf);
+	skb_queue_tail(&link->waiting_sks, buf);
 	link->stats.link_congs++;
 	return true;
 }
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ static void link_prepare_wakeup(struct tipc_link *link)
 		if (pend_qsz >= link->queue_limit[TIPC_SKB_CB(skb)->chain_imp])
 			break;
 		pend_qsz += TIPC_SKB_CB(skb)->chain_sz;
-		__skb_unlink(skb, &link->waiting_sks);
-		__skb_queue_tail(&link->owner->waiting_sks, skb);
+		skb_unlink(skb, &link->waiting_sks);
+		skb_queue_tail(&link->owner->waiting_sks, skb);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 69b96be09a86..8d353ec77a66 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(u32 addr)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n_ptr->list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n_ptr->publ_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n_ptr->conn_sks);
-	__skb_queue_head_init(&n_ptr->waiting_sks);
+	skb_queue_head_init(&n_ptr->waiting_sks);
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&n_ptr->bclink.deferred_queue);
 
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&n_ptr->hash, &node_htable[tipc_hashfn(addr)]);