diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 81fe8d051ba45..a6ac67c387705 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -1035,8 +1035,9 @@ void tipc_node_check_dest(struct net *net, u32 addr,
 	bool addr_match = false;
 	bool sign_match = false;
 	bool link_up = false;
+	bool link_is_reset = false;
 	bool accept_addr = false;
-	bool reset = true;
+	bool reset = false;
 	char *if_name;
 	unsigned long intv;
 	u16 session;
@@ -1056,14 +1057,14 @@ void tipc_node_check_dest(struct net *net, u32 addr,
 	/* Prepare to validate requesting node's signature and media address */
 	l = le->link;
 	link_up = l && tipc_link_is_up(l);
+	link_is_reset = l && tipc_link_is_reset(l);
 	addr_match = l && !memcmp(&le->maddr, maddr, sizeof(*maddr));
 	sign_match = (signature == n->signature);
 
 	/* These three flags give us eight permutations: */
 
 	if (sign_match && addr_match && link_up) {
-		/* All is fine. Do nothing. */
-		reset = false;
+		/* All is fine. Ignore requests. */
 		/* Peer node is not a container/local namespace */
 		if (!n->peer_hash_mix)
 			n->peer_hash_mix = hash_mixes;
@@ -1088,6 +1089,7 @@ void tipc_node_check_dest(struct net *net, u32 addr,
 		 */
 		accept_addr = true;
 		*respond = true;
+		reset = true;
 	} else if (!sign_match && addr_match && link_up) {
 		/* Peer node rebooted. Two possibilities:
 		 *  - Delayed re-discovery; this link endpoint has already
@@ -1119,6 +1121,7 @@ void tipc_node_check_dest(struct net *net, u32 addr,
 		n->signature = signature;
 		accept_addr = true;
 		*respond = true;
+		reset = true;
 	}
 
 	if (!accept_addr)
@@ -1147,6 +1150,7 @@ void tipc_node_check_dest(struct net *net, u32 addr,
 		tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_RESET_EVT);
 		if (n->state == NODE_FAILINGOVER)
 			tipc_link_fsm_evt(l, LINK_FAILOVER_BEGIN_EVT);
+		link_is_reset = tipc_link_is_reset(l);
 		le->link = l;
 		n->link_cnt++;
 		tipc_node_calculate_timer(n, l);
@@ -1159,7 +1163,7 @@ void tipc_node_check_dest(struct net *net, u32 addr,
 	memcpy(&le->maddr, maddr, sizeof(*maddr));
 exit:
 	tipc_node_write_unlock(n);
-	if (reset && l && !tipc_link_is_reset(l))
+	if (reset && !link_is_reset)
 		tipc_node_link_down(n, b->identity, false);
 	tipc_node_put(n);
 }