diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index e7c60863127626a5eb16c7a8cb5f80ff27d9f869..8c794c1dd531db3d5535d66e19ec09c0d55db449 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ bool tipc_link_is_reset(struct tipc_link *l)
 	return l->state & (LINK_RESET | LINK_FAILINGOVER | LINK_ESTABLISHING);
 }
 
+bool tipc_link_is_establishing(struct tipc_link *l)
+{
+	return l->state == LINK_ESTABLISHING;
+}
+
 bool tipc_link_is_synching(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
 	return l->state == LINK_SYNCHING;
@@ -321,14 +326,15 @@ int tipc_link_fsm_evt(struct tipc_link *l, int evt)
 		switch (evt) {
 		case LINK_ESTABLISH_EVT:
 			l->state = LINK_ESTABLISHED;
-			rc |= TIPC_LINK_UP_EVT;
 			break;
 		case LINK_FAILOVER_BEGIN_EVT:
 			l->state = LINK_FAILINGOVER;
 			break;
-		case LINK_PEER_RESET_EVT:
 		case LINK_RESET_EVT:
+			l->state = LINK_RESET;
+			break;
 		case LINK_FAILURE_EVT:
+		case LINK_PEER_RESET_EVT:
 		case LINK_SYNCH_BEGIN_EVT:
 		case LINK_FAILOVER_END_EVT:
 			break;
@@ -1091,9 +1097,9 @@ int tipc_link_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			return tipc_link_proto_rcv(l, skb, xmitq);
 
 		if (unlikely(!link_is_up(l))) {
-			rc = tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_ESTABLISH_EVT);
-			if (!link_is_up(l))
-				goto drop;
+			if (l->state == LINK_ESTABLISHING)
+				rc = TIPC_LINK_UP_EVT;
+			goto drop;
 		}
 
 		/* Don't send probe at next timeout expiration */
@@ -1338,6 +1344,7 @@ static int tipc_link_proto_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	u16 peers_tol = msg_link_tolerance(hdr);
 	u16 peers_prio = msg_linkprio(hdr);
 	u16 rcv_nxt = l->rcv_nxt;
+	int mtyp = msg_type(hdr);
 	char *if_name;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -1347,7 +1354,7 @@ static int tipc_link_proto_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (link_own_addr(l) > msg_prevnode(hdr))
 		l->net_plane = msg_net_plane(hdr);
 
-	switch (msg_type(hdr)) {
+	switch (mtyp) {
 	case RESET_MSG:
 
 		/* Ignore duplicate RESET with old session number */
@@ -1374,12 +1381,14 @@ static int tipc_link_proto_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (in_range(peers_prio, l->priority + 1, TIPC_MAX_LINK_PRI))
 			l->priority = peers_prio;
 
-		if (msg_type(hdr) == RESET_MSG) {
-			rc |= tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_PEER_RESET_EVT);
-		} else if (!link_is_up(l)) {
-			tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_PEER_RESET_EVT);
-			rc |= tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_ESTABLISH_EVT);
-		}
+		/* ACTIVATE_MSG serves as PEER_RESET if link is already down */
+		if ((mtyp == RESET_MSG) || !link_is_up(l))
+			rc = tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_PEER_RESET_EVT);
+
+		/* ACTIVATE_MSG takes up link if it was already locally reset */
+		if ((mtyp == ACTIVATE_MSG) && (l->state == LINK_ESTABLISHING))
+			rc = TIPC_LINK_UP_EVT;
+
 		l->peer_session = msg_session(hdr);
 		l->peer_bearer_id = msg_bearer_id(hdr);
 		if (l->mtu > msg_max_pkt(hdr))
@@ -1396,9 +1405,12 @@ static int tipc_link_proto_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		l->stats.recv_states++;
 		if (msg_probe(hdr))
 			l->stats.recv_probes++;
-		rc = tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_ESTABLISH_EVT);
-		if (!link_is_up(l))
+
+		if (!link_is_up(l)) {
+			if (l->state == LINK_ESTABLISHING)
+				rc = TIPC_LINK_UP_EVT;
 			break;
+		}
 
 		/* Send NACK if peer has sent pkts we haven't received yet */
 		if (more(peers_snd_nxt, rcv_nxt) && !tipc_link_is_synching(l))
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.h b/net/tipc/link.h
index 7a1ad4294b7aef08c21c8dfb73619e296be857a8..d42dfc0e7bf56f325c3d1bea1954c5c504ede9d9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.h
+++ b/net/tipc/link.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ int tipc_link_fsm_evt(struct tipc_link *l, int evt);
 void tipc_link_reset_fragments(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 bool tipc_link_is_up(struct tipc_link *l);
 bool tipc_link_is_reset(struct tipc_link *l);
+bool tipc_link_is_establishing(struct tipc_link *l);
 bool tipc_link_is_synching(struct tipc_link *l);
 bool tipc_link_is_failingover(struct tipc_link *l);
 bool tipc_link_is_blocked(struct tipc_link *l);
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 703875fd6cde204ddeaf630b9a6bd11daec6dbfa..656b5791f1a576ef5e5ece17f2a9113998d82cfb 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -317,7 +317,11 @@ static void __tipc_node_link_up(struct tipc_node *n, int bearer_id,
 	struct tipc_link *ol = node_active_link(n, 0);
 	struct tipc_link *nl = n->links[bearer_id].link;
 
-	if (!nl || !tipc_link_is_up(nl))
+	if (!nl)
+		return;
+
+	tipc_link_fsm_evt(nl, LINK_ESTABLISH_EVT);
+	if (!tipc_link_is_up(nl))
 		return;
 
 	n->working_links++;
@@ -437,17 +441,26 @@ static void __tipc_node_link_down(struct tipc_node *n, int *bearer_id,
 static void tipc_node_link_down(struct tipc_node *n, int bearer_id, bool delete)
 {
 	struct tipc_link_entry *le = &n->links[bearer_id];
+	struct tipc_link *l = le->link;
 	struct tipc_media_addr *maddr;
 	struct sk_buff_head xmitq;
 
+	if (!l)
+		return;
+
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&xmitq);
 
 	tipc_node_lock(n);
-	__tipc_node_link_down(n, &bearer_id, &xmitq, &maddr);
-	if (delete && le->link) {
-		kfree(le->link);
-		le->link = NULL;
-		n->link_cnt--;
+	if (!tipc_link_is_establishing(l)) {
+		__tipc_node_link_down(n, &bearer_id, &xmitq, &maddr);
+		if (delete) {
+			kfree(l);
+			le->link = NULL;
+			n->link_cnt--;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Defuse pending tipc_node_link_up() */
+		tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_RESET_EVT);
 	}
 	tipc_node_unlock(n);
 
@@ -579,7 +592,7 @@ void tipc_node_check_dest(struct net *net, u32 onode,
 	memcpy(&le->maddr, maddr, sizeof(*maddr));
 exit:
 	tipc_node_unlock(n);
-	if (reset)
+	if (reset && !tipc_link_is_reset(l))
 		tipc_node_link_down(n, b->identity, false);
 	tipc_node_put(n);
 }
@@ -686,10 +699,10 @@ static void tipc_node_fsm_evt(struct tipc_node *n, int evt)
 			break;
 		case SELF_ESTABL_CONTACT_EVT:
 		case PEER_LOST_CONTACT_EVT:
-			break;
 		case NODE_SYNCH_END_EVT:
-		case NODE_SYNCH_BEGIN_EVT:
 		case NODE_FAILOVER_BEGIN_EVT:
+			break;
+		case NODE_SYNCH_BEGIN_EVT:
 		case NODE_FAILOVER_END_EVT:
 		default:
 			goto illegal_evt;