diff --git a/net/tipc/group.c b/net/tipc/group.c
index 1908773c9fcaa8150f8239ac840f6293423c1f8c..497ee34bfab96079807be633d37a36f5cc7b4745 100644
--- a/net/tipc/group.c
+++ b/net/tipc/group.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ struct tipc_member {
 	u16 bc_rcv_nxt;
 	u16 bc_syncpt;
 	u16 bc_acked;
-	bool usr_pending;
 };
 
 struct tipc_group {
@@ -96,11 +95,27 @@ struct tipc_group {
 	u16 bc_ackers;
 	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;
+	*wakeup = true;
+}
+
 static void tipc_group_decr_active(struct tipc_group *grp,
 				   struct tipc_member *m)
 {
@@ -406,20 +421,20 @@ bool tipc_group_cong(struct tipc_group *grp, u32 dnode, u32 dport,
 	int adv, state;
 
 	m = tipc_group_find_dest(grp, dnode, dport);
-	*mbr = m;
-	if (!m)
+	if (!tipc_group_is_receiver(m)) {
+		*mbr = NULL;
 		return false;
-	if (m->usr_pending)
-		return true;
+	}
+	*mbr = m;
+
 	if (m->window >= len)
 		return false;
-	m->usr_pending = true;
+
+	grp->open = false;
 
 	/* If not fully advertised, do it now to prevent mutual blocking */
 	adv = m->advertised;
 	state = m->state;
-	if (state < MBR_JOINED)
-		return true;
 	if (state == MBR_JOINED && adv == ADV_IDLE)
 		return true;
 	if (state == MBR_ACTIVE && adv == ADV_ACTIVE)
@@ -437,9 +452,10 @@ bool tipc_group_bc_cong(struct tipc_group *grp, int len)
 	struct tipc_member *m = NULL;
 
 	/* If prev bcast was replicast, reject until all receivers have acked */
-	if (grp->bc_ackers)
+	if (grp->bc_ackers) {
+		grp->open = false;
 		return true;
-
+	}
 	if (list_empty(&grp->small_win))
 		return false;
 
@@ -754,9 +770,7 @@ void tipc_group_proto_rcv(struct tipc_group *grp, bool *usr_wakeup,
 
 		/* Member can be taken into service */
 		m->state = MBR_JOINED;
-		*usr_wakeup = true;
-		m->usr_pending = false;
-		list_del_init(&m->small_win);
+		tipc_group_open(m, usr_wakeup);
 		tipc_group_update_member(m, 0);
 		tipc_group_proto_xmit(grp, m, GRP_ADV_MSG, xmitq);
 		tipc_group_create_event(grp, m, TIPC_PUBLISHED,
@@ -767,8 +781,7 @@ void tipc_group_proto_rcv(struct tipc_group *grp, bool *usr_wakeup,
 			return;
 		m->bc_syncpt = msg_grp_bc_syncpt(hdr);
 		list_del_init(&m->list);
-		list_del_init(&m->small_win);
-		*usr_wakeup = true;
+		tipc_group_open(m, usr_wakeup);
 		tipc_group_decr_active(grp, m);
 		m->state = MBR_LEAVING;
 		tipc_group_create_event(grp, m, TIPC_WITHDRAWN,
@@ -778,26 +791,25 @@ void tipc_group_proto_rcv(struct tipc_group *grp, bool *usr_wakeup,
 		if (!m)
 			return;
 		m->window += msg_adv_win(hdr);
-		*usr_wakeup = m->usr_pending;
-		m->usr_pending = false;
-		list_del_init(&m->small_win);
+		tipc_group_open(m, usr_wakeup);
 		return;
 	case GRP_ACK_MSG:
 		if (!m)
 			return;
 		m->bc_acked = msg_grp_bc_acked(hdr);
 		if (--grp->bc_ackers)
-			break;
+			return;
+		list_del_init(&m->small_win);
+		m->group->open = true;
 		*usr_wakeup = true;
-		m->usr_pending = false;
+		tipc_group_update_member(m, 0);
 		return;
 	case GRP_RECLAIM_MSG:
 		if (!m)
 			return;
-		*usr_wakeup = m->usr_pending;
-		m->usr_pending = false;
 		tipc_group_proto_xmit(grp, m, GRP_REMIT_MSG, xmitq);
 		m->window = ADV_IDLE;
+		tipc_group_open(m, usr_wakeup);
 		return;
 	case GRP_REMIT_MSG:
 		if (!m || m->state != MBR_RECLAIMING)
@@ -883,9 +895,7 @@ void tipc_group_member_evt(struct tipc_group *grp,
 		/* Member can be taken into service */
 		m->instance = instance;
 		m->state = MBR_JOINED;
-		*usr_wakeup = true;
-		m->usr_pending = false;
-		list_del_init(&m->small_win);
+		tipc_group_open(m, usr_wakeup);
 		tipc_group_update_member(m, 0);
 		tipc_group_proto_xmit(grp, m, GRP_JOIN_MSG, xmitq);
 		tipc_group_create_event(grp, m, TIPC_PUBLISHED,
@@ -895,12 +905,10 @@ void tipc_group_member_evt(struct tipc_group *grp,
 		if (!m)
 			break;
 
-		*usr_wakeup = true;
-		m->usr_pending = false;
 		tipc_group_decr_active(grp, m);
 		m->state = MBR_LEAVING;
 		list_del_init(&m->list);
-		list_del_init(&m->small_win);
+		tipc_group_open(m, usr_wakeup);
 
 		/* Only send event if no LEAVE message can be expected */
 		if (!tipc_node_is_up(net, node))
diff --git a/net/tipc/group.h b/net/tipc/group.h
index dee79477d4990ecc839ffc2e4bbf2d4f8411ab55..f4a596ed98487c879442872db668e9f4b2da78ec 100644
--- a/net/tipc/group.h
+++ b/net/tipc/group.h
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ 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);
 void tipc_group_update_member(struct tipc_member *m, int len);
-int tipc_group_size(struct tipc_group *grp);
 #endif
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index b24dab3996c919c83590854cb71439185f488c68..1f236271766ca7988cc626ee34ee72f056d149cf 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ 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 = tsk->group;
+	struct tipc_group *grp;
 	u32 revents = 0;
 
 	sock_poll_wait(file, sk_sleep(sk), wait);
@@ -736,9 +736,9 @@ static unsigned int tipc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 			revents |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 		break;
 	case TIPC_OPEN:
-		if (!grp || tipc_group_size(grp))
-			if (!tsk->cong_link_cnt)
-				revents |= POLLOUT;
+		grp = tsk->group;
+		if ((!grp || tipc_group_is_open(grp)) && !tsk->cong_link_cnt)
+			revents |= POLLOUT;
 		if (!tipc_sk_type_connectionless(sk))
 			break;
 		if (skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue))