2 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 42221219275c..4de58dece9b2 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -516,9 +516,10 @@ struct publication *tipc_nametbl_insert_publ(u32 type, u32 lower, u32 upper,
 {
         struct name_seq *seq = nametbl_find_seq(type);
 
-        if (lower > upper) {
-                warn("Failed to publish illegal {%u,%u,%u}\n",
-                     type, lower, upper);
+        if ((scope < TIPC_ZONE_SCOPE) || (scope > TIPC_NODE_SCOPE) ||
+            (lower > upper)) {
+                dbg("Failed to publish illegal {%u,%u,%u} with scope %u\n",
+                     type, lower, upper, scope);
                 return NULL;
         }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index 4aede40e592f..e6841706967c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -992,10 +992,6 @@ int tipc_publish(u32 ref, unsigned int scope, struct tipc_name_seq const *seq)
 
         if (p_ptr->connected)
                 goto exit;
-        if (seq->lower > seq->upper)
-                goto exit;
-        if ((scope < TIPC_ZONE_SCOPE) || (scope > TIPC_NODE_SCOPE))
-                goto exit;
         key = ref + p_ptr->pub_count + 1;
         if (key == ref) {
                 res = -EADDRINUSE;