diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 42221219275c6f331a0d4f899e1f1956dfb6742b..4de58dece9b2caca3265cde49f5dff198ebb8991 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 4aede40e592f8c39d9dd9eab35839d8cf5f46269..e6841706967ccdf3a382dadb0c2458d54e8f7f5c 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;