3 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 9efbdbde2b08..fa452fb5f34e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1260,6 +1260,8 @@ static int tipc_link_proto_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
                 /* fall thru' */
 
         case ACTIVATE_MSG:
+                skb_linearize(skb);
+                hdr = buf_msg(skb);
 
                 /* Complete own link name with peer's interface name */
                 if_name =  strrchr(l->name, ':') + 1;
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index c07612bab95c..f51c8bdbea1c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ void tipc_named_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *inputq)
 
         spin_lock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
         for (skb = skb_dequeue(inputq); skb; skb = skb_dequeue(inputq)) {
+                skb_linearize(skb);
                 msg = buf_msg(skb);
                 mtype = msg_type(msg);
                 item = (struct distr_item *)msg_data(msg);
diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index ad2719ad4c1b..816914ef228d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include <linux/tipc_netlink.h>
 #include "core.h"
 #include "bearer.h"
-#include "msg.h"
 
 /* IANA assigned UDP port */
 #define UDP_PORT_DEFAULT        6118
@@ -221,10 +220,6 @@ static int tipc_udp_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         struct udp_bearer *ub;
         struct tipc_bearer *b;
-        int usr = msg_user(buf_msg(skb));
-
-        if ((usr == LINK_PROTOCOL) || (usr == NAME_DISTRIBUTOR))
-                skb_linearize(skb);
 
         ub = rcu_dereference_sk_user_data(sk);
         if (!ub) {