diff --git a/net/tipc/group.c b/net/tipc/group.c
index 497ee34bfab96079807be633d37a36f5cc7b4745..122162a3181648bad80f110cb94291f4a282e81f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/group.c
+++ b/net/tipc/group.c
@@ -93,26 +93,21 @@ struct tipc_group {
 	u16 max_active;
 	u16 bc_snd_nxt;
 	u16 bc_ackers;
+	bool *open;
 	bool loopback;
 	bool events;
-	bool open;
 };
 
 static void tipc_group_proto_xmit(struct tipc_group *grp, struct tipc_member *m,
 				  int mtyp, struct sk_buff_head *xmitq);
 
-bool tipc_group_is_open(struct tipc_group *grp)
-{
-	return grp->open;
-}
-
 static void tipc_group_open(struct tipc_member *m, bool *wakeup)
 {
 	*wakeup = false;
 	if (list_empty(&m->small_win))
 		return;
 	list_del_init(&m->small_win);
-	m->group->open = true;
+	*m->group->open = true;
 	*wakeup = true;
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +165,8 @@ int tipc_group_size(struct tipc_group *grp)
 }
 
 struct tipc_group *tipc_group_create(struct net *net, u32 portid,
-				     struct tipc_group_req *mreq)
+				     struct tipc_group_req *mreq,
+				     bool *group_is_open)
 {
 	u32 filter = TIPC_SUB_PORTS | TIPC_SUB_NO_STATUS;
 	bool global = mreq->scope != TIPC_NODE_SCOPE;
@@ -192,6 +188,7 @@ struct tipc_group *tipc_group_create(struct net *net, u32 portid,
 	grp->scope = mreq->scope;
 	grp->loopback = mreq->flags & TIPC_GROUP_LOOPBACK;
 	grp->events = mreq->flags & TIPC_GROUP_MEMBER_EVTS;
+	grp->open = group_is_open;
 	filter |= global ? TIPC_SUB_CLUSTER_SCOPE : TIPC_SUB_NODE_SCOPE;
 	if (tipc_topsrv_kern_subscr(net, portid, type, 0, ~0,
 				    filter, &grp->subid))
@@ -430,7 +427,7 @@ bool tipc_group_cong(struct tipc_group *grp, u32 dnode, u32 dport,
 	if (m->window >= len)
 		return false;
 
-	grp->open = false;
+	*grp->open = false;
 
 	/* If not fully advertised, do it now to prevent mutual blocking */
 	adv = m->advertised;
@@ -453,7 +450,7 @@ bool tipc_group_bc_cong(struct tipc_group *grp, int len)
 
 	/* If prev bcast was replicast, reject until all receivers have acked */
 	if (grp->bc_ackers) {
-		grp->open = false;
+		*grp->open = false;
 		return true;
 	}
 	if (list_empty(&grp->small_win))
@@ -800,7 +797,7 @@ void tipc_group_proto_rcv(struct tipc_group *grp, bool *usr_wakeup,
 		if (--grp->bc_ackers)
 			return;
 		list_del_init(&m->small_win);
-		m->group->open = true;
+		*m->group->open = true;
 		*usr_wakeup = true;
 		tipc_group_update_member(m, 0);
 		return;
diff --git a/net/tipc/group.h b/net/tipc/group.h
index f4a596ed98487c879442872db668e9f4b2da78ec..5996af6e9f1ddb72b565ae9288e685c83d6a1c0d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/group.h
+++ b/net/tipc/group.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ struct tipc_member;
 struct tipc_msg;
 
 struct tipc_group *tipc_group_create(struct net *net, u32 portid,
-				     struct tipc_group_req *mreq);
+				     struct tipc_group_req *mreq,
+				     bool *group_is_open);
 void tipc_group_join(struct net *net, struct tipc_group *grp, int *sk_rcv_buf);
 void tipc_group_delete(struct net *net, struct tipc_group *grp);
 void tipc_group_add_member(struct tipc_group *grp, u32 node,
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ void tipc_group_update_bc_members(struct tipc_group *grp, int len, bool ack);
 bool tipc_group_cong(struct tipc_group *grp, u32 dnode, u32 dport,
 		     int len, struct tipc_member **m);
 bool tipc_group_bc_cong(struct tipc_group *grp, int len);
-bool tipc_group_is_open(struct tipc_group *grp);
 void tipc_group_update_rcv_win(struct tipc_group *grp, int blks, u32 node,
 			       u32 port, struct sk_buff_head *xmitq);
 u16 tipc_group_bc_snd_nxt(struct tipc_group *grp);
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index d799e50ff7222f4cb3fb4215a5d19dca313a44b1..473a096b6fba9a90aa116666b63f97da9c1e3202 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct tipc_sock {
 	struct tipc_mc_method mc_method;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 	struct tipc_group *group;
+	bool group_is_open;
 };
 
 static int tipc_sk_backlog_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
@@ -715,7 +716,6 @@ static unsigned int tipc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct tipc_sock *tsk = tipc_sk(sk);
-	struct tipc_group *grp;
 	u32 revents = 0;
 
 	sock_poll_wait(file, sk_sleep(sk), wait);
@@ -736,8 +736,7 @@ static unsigned int tipc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 			revents |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 		break;
 	case TIPC_OPEN:
-		grp = tsk->group;
-		if ((!grp || tipc_group_is_open(grp)) && !tsk->cong_link_cnt)
+		if (tsk->group_is_open && !tsk->cong_link_cnt)
 			revents |= POLLOUT;
 		if (!tipc_sk_type_connectionless(sk))
 			break;
@@ -2758,7 +2757,7 @@ static int tipc_sk_join(struct tipc_sock *tsk, struct tipc_group_req *mreq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (grp)
 		return -EACCES;
-	grp = tipc_group_create(net, tsk->portid, mreq);
+	grp = tipc_group_create(net, tsk->portid, mreq, &tsk->group_is_open);
 	if (!grp)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	tsk->group = grp;