diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 0e2f4324f542a58d918c6f04e784574fcc4a2792..d9d848d488ee9ba135b67296ab61df5c05fade83 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -610,23 +610,23 @@ static int tipc_bcbearer_send(struct sk_buff *buf,
 	for (bp_index = 0; bp_index < MAX_BEARERS; bp_index++) {
 		struct tipc_bearer *p = bcbearer->bpairs[bp_index].primary;
 		struct tipc_bearer *s = bcbearer->bpairs[bp_index].secondary;
+		struct tipc_bearer *b = p;
 
 		if (!p)
 			break; /* No more bearers to try */
 
-		tipc_nmap_diff(&bcbearer->remains, &p->nodes,
+		if (tipc_bearer_blocked(p)) {
+			if (!s || tipc_bearer_blocked(s))
+				continue; /* Can't use either bearer */
+			b = s;
+		}
+
+		tipc_nmap_diff(&bcbearer->remains, &b->nodes,
 			       &bcbearer->remains_new);
 		if (bcbearer->remains_new.count == bcbearer->remains.count)
 			continue; /* Nothing added by bearer pair */
 
-		if (!tipc_bearer_blocked(p))
-			tipc_bearer_send(p, buf, &p->bcast_addr);
-		else if (s && !tipc_bearer_blocked(s))
-			/* unable to send on primary bearer */
-			tipc_bearer_send(s, buf, &s->bcast_addr);
-		else
-			/* unable to send on either bearer */
-			continue;
+		tipc_bearer_send(b, buf, &b->bcast_addr);
 
 		/* Swap bearers for next packet */
 		if (s) {