diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 4ea6cad11746..3405f560a84d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1502,6 +1502,7 @@ static void link_retransmit_failure(struct tipc_link *l_ptr,
 
 		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, n_ptr->addr);
 		info("Multicast link info for %s\n", addr_string);
+		info("Supportable: %d,  ", n_ptr->bclink.supportable);
 		info("Supported: %d,  ", n_ptr->bclink.supported);
 		info("Acked: %u\n", n_ptr->bclink.acked);
 		info("Last in: %u,  ", n_ptr->bclink.last_in);
@@ -1736,7 +1737,7 @@ void tipc_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *head, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 
 		/* Release acked messages */
 
-		if (tipc_node_is_up(n_ptr) && n_ptr->bclink.supported)
+		if (n_ptr->bclink.supported)
 			tipc_bclink_acknowledge(n_ptr, msg_bcast_ack(msg));
 
 		crs = l_ptr->first_out;
@@ -2126,7 +2127,7 @@ static void link_recv_proto_msg(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, struct sk_buff *buf)
 		} else {
 			l_ptr->max_pkt = l_ptr->max_pkt_target;
 		}
-		l_ptr->owner->bclink.supported = (max_pkt_info != 0);
+		l_ptr->owner->bclink.supportable = (max_pkt_info != 0);
 
 		/* Synchronize broadcast link info, if not done previously */
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 6b226faad89f..9196f943b835 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -306,8 +306,9 @@ static void node_established_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr)
 	/* Syncronize broadcast acks */
 	n_ptr->bclink.acked = tipc_bclink_get_last_sent();
 
-	if (n_ptr->bclink.supported) {
+	if (n_ptr->bclink.supportable) {
 		tipc_bclink_add_node(n_ptr->addr);
+		n_ptr->bclink.supported = 1;
 		if (n_ptr->addr < tipc_own_addr)
 			tipc_own_tag++;
 	}
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.h b/net/tipc/node.h
index 0b1c5f8b6996..90689f487615 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.h
+++ b/net/tipc/node.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
  * @link_cnt: number of links to node
  * @permit_changeover: non-zero if node has redundant links to this system
  * @bclink: broadcast-related info
+ *    @supportable: non-zero if node supports TIPC b'cast link capability
  *    @supported: non-zero if node supports TIPC b'cast capability
  *    @acked: sequence # of last outbound b'cast message acknowledged by node
  *    @last_in: sequence # of last in-sequence b'cast message received from node
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ struct tipc_node {
 	int block_setup;
 	int permit_changeover;
 	struct {
-		int supported;
+		u8 supportable;
+		u8 supported;
 		u32 acked;
 		u32 last_in;
 		u32 gap_after;