diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 737b5980020d9059b5ba7f427b0432acfb0750f5..ff9b0b92e62e7b1a99d99a89384656fefac9fc44 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ bool tipc_link_is_up(struct tipc_link *l)
 	return link_is_up(l);
 }
 
+bool tipc_link_peer_is_down(struct tipc_link *l)
+{
+	return l->state == LINK_PEER_RESET;
+}
+
 bool tipc_link_is_reset(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
 	return l->state & (LINK_RESET | LINK_FAILINGOVER | LINK_ESTABLISHING);
@@ -584,8 +589,6 @@ void tipc_link_purge_queues(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
 
 void tipc_link_reset(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
-	tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_RESET_EVT);
-
 	/* Link is down, accept any session */
 	l->peer_session = WILDCARD_SESSION;
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.h b/net/tipc/link.h
index 5872f090c8d8b9c18aafee46bb31adbccde8a946..0201212cb49a9cdfaa1f7318db8d0a034fa73b0d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.h
+++ b/net/tipc/link.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ void tipc_link_build_reset_msg(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff_head *xmitq);
 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_peer_is_down(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);
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index fba6e1af28e895169bba36af0bc820e39e179622..d1f340116c84c510fb80d22e50f1242d60ea4652 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include "socket.h"
 #include "bcast.h"
 #include "discover.h"
-#define pr_debug printk
+
 /* Node FSM states and events:
  */
 enum {
@@ -420,6 +420,10 @@ static void __tipc_node_link_down(struct tipc_node *n, int *bearer_id,
 	}
 
 	if (!tipc_node_is_up(n)) {
+		if (tipc_link_peer_is_down(l))
+			tipc_node_fsm_evt(n, PEER_LOST_CONTACT_EVT);
+		tipc_node_fsm_evt(n, SELF_LOST_CONTACT_EVT);
+		tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_RESET_EVT);
 		tipc_link_reset(l);
 		tipc_link_build_reset_msg(l, xmitq);
 		*maddr = &n->links[*bearer_id].maddr;
@@ -434,6 +438,7 @@ static void __tipc_node_link_down(struct tipc_node *n, int *bearer_id,
 	n->sync_point = tnl->rcv_nxt + (U16_MAX / 2 - 1);
 	tipc_link_tnl_prepare(l, tnl, FAILOVER_MSG, xmitq);
 	tipc_link_reset(l);
+	tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_RESET_EVT);
 	tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_FAILOVER_BEGIN_EVT);
 	tipc_node_fsm_evt(n, NODE_FAILOVER_BEGIN_EVT);
 	*maddr = &n->links[tnl->bearer_id].maddr;
@@ -581,6 +586,7 @@ void tipc_node_check_dest(struct net *net, u32 onode,
 			goto exit;
 		}
 		tipc_link_reset(l);
+		tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_RESET_EVT);
 		if (n->state == NODE_FAILINGOVER)
 			tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_FAILOVER_BEGIN_EVT);
 		le->link = l;
@@ -863,9 +869,6 @@ static void node_lost_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr,
 			tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_FAILOVER_END_EVT);
 	}
 
-	/* Prevent re-contact with node until cleanup is done */
-	tipc_node_fsm_evt(n_ptr, SELF_LOST_CONTACT_EVT);
-
 	/* Notify publications from this node */
 	n_ptr->action_flags |= TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_DOWN;