diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 6ea2c15cfc88..17e6378c4dfe 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ static u32 tipc_num_nodes;
 static u32 tipc_num_links;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(node_list_lock);
 
+struct tipc_sock_conn {
+	u32 port;
+	u32 peer_port;
+	u32 peer_node;
+	struct list_head list;
+};
+
 /*
  * A trivial power-of-two bitmask technique is used for speed, since this
  * operation is done for every incoming TIPC packet. The number of hash table
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(u32 addr)
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&n_ptr->hash);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n_ptr->list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n_ptr->nsub);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n_ptr->conn_sks);
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&n_ptr->waiting_sks);
 
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&n_ptr->hash, &node_htable[tipc_hashfn(addr)]);
@@ -138,6 +146,71 @@ void tipc_node_stop(void)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&node_list_lock);
 }
 
+int tipc_node_add_conn(u32 dnode, u32 port, u32 peer_port)
+{
+	struct tipc_node *node;
+	struct tipc_sock_conn *conn;
+
+	if (in_own_node(dnode))
+		return 0;
+
+	node = tipc_node_find(dnode);
+	if (!node) {
+		pr_warn("Connecting sock to node 0x%x failed\n", dnode);
+		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+	}
+	conn = kmalloc(sizeof(*conn), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!conn)
+		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+	conn->peer_node = dnode;
+	conn->port = port;
+	conn->peer_port = peer_port;
+
+	tipc_node_lock(node);
+	list_add_tail(&conn->list, &node->conn_sks);
+	tipc_node_unlock(node);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void tipc_node_remove_conn(u32 dnode, u32 port)
+{
+	struct tipc_node *node;
+	struct tipc_sock_conn *conn, *safe;
+
+	if (in_own_node(dnode))
+		return;
+
+	node = tipc_node_find(dnode);
+	if (!node)
+		return;
+
+	tipc_node_lock(node);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(conn, safe, &node->conn_sks, list) {
+		if (port != conn->port)
+			continue;
+		list_del(&conn->list);
+		kfree(conn);
+	}
+	tipc_node_unlock(node);
+}
+
+void tipc_node_abort_sock_conns(struct list_head *conns)
+{
+	struct tipc_sock_conn *conn, *safe;
+	struct sk_buff *buf;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(conn, safe, conns, list) {
+		buf = tipc_msg_create(TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE, TIPC_CONN_MSG,
+				      SHORT_H_SIZE, 0, tipc_own_addr,
+				      conn->peer_node, conn->port,
+				      conn->peer_port, TIPC_ERR_NO_NODE);
+		if (likely(buf))
+			tipc_sk_rcv(buf);
+		list_del(&conn->list);
+		kfree(conn);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * tipc_node_link_up - handle addition of link
  *
@@ -476,6 +549,7 @@ int tipc_node_get_linkname(u32 bearer_id, u32 addr, char *linkname, size_t len)
 void tipc_node_unlock(struct tipc_node *node)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(nsub_list);
+	LIST_HEAD(conn_sks);
 	struct sk_buff_head waiting_sks;
 	u32 addr = 0;
 
@@ -491,6 +565,7 @@ void tipc_node_unlock(struct tipc_node *node)
 	}
 	if (node->action_flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_DOWN) {
 		list_replace_init(&node->nsub, &nsub_list);
+		list_replace_init(&node->conn_sks, &conn_sks);
 		node->action_flags &= ~TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_DOWN;
 	}
 	if (node->action_flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP) {
@@ -502,6 +577,9 @@ void tipc_node_unlock(struct tipc_node *node)
 	while (!skb_queue_empty(&waiting_sks))
 		tipc_sk_rcv(__skb_dequeue(&waiting_sks));
 
+	if (!list_empty(&conn_sks))
+		tipc_node_abort_sock_conns(&conn_sks);
+
 	if (!list_empty(&nsub_list))
 		tipc_nodesub_notify(&nsub_list);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.h b/net/tipc/node.h
index 2ebf9e8b50fd..522d6f3157b3 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.h
+++ b/net/tipc/node.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct tipc_node {
 	u32 signature;
 	struct list_head nsub;
 	struct sk_buff_head waiting_sks;
+	struct list_head conn_sks;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_node_get_links(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_space)
 struct sk_buff *tipc_node_get_nodes(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_space);
 int tipc_node_get_linkname(u32 bearer_id, u32 node, char *linkname, size_t len);
 void tipc_node_unlock(struct tipc_node *node);
+int tipc_node_add_conn(u32 dnode, u32 port, u32 peer_port);
+void tipc_node_remove_conn(u32 dnode, u32 port);
 
 static inline void tipc_node_lock(struct tipc_node *node)
 {
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index b58a777a4399..edbd83d223c5 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(tipc_port_list_lock);
 
 static LIST_HEAD(ports);
-static void port_handle_node_down(unsigned long ref);
 static struct sk_buff *port_build_self_abort_msg(struct tipc_port *, u32 err);
 static struct sk_buff *port_build_peer_abort_msg(struct tipc_port *, u32 err);
 static void port_timeout(unsigned long ref);
@@ -126,10 +125,10 @@ void tipc_port_destroy(struct tipc_port *p_ptr)
 	k_cancel_timer(&p_ptr->timer);
 	if (p_ptr->connected) {
 		buf = port_build_peer_abort_msg(p_ptr, TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT);
-		tipc_nodesub_unsubscribe(&p_ptr->subscription);
 		msg = buf_msg(buf);
 		peer = msg_destnode(msg);
 		tipc_link_xmit(buf, peer, msg_link_selector(msg));
+		tipc_node_remove_conn(peer, p_ptr->ref);
 	}
 	spin_lock_bh(&tipc_port_list_lock);
 	list_del(&p_ptr->port_list);
@@ -188,22 +187,6 @@ static void port_timeout(unsigned long ref)
 	tipc_link_xmit(buf, msg_destnode(msg),	msg_link_selector(msg));
 }
 
-
-static void port_handle_node_down(unsigned long ref)
-{
-	struct tipc_port *p_ptr = tipc_port_lock(ref);
-	struct sk_buff *buf = NULL;
-	struct tipc_msg *msg = NULL;
-
-	if (!p_ptr)
-		return;
-	buf = port_build_self_abort_msg(p_ptr, TIPC_ERR_NO_NODE);
-	tipc_port_unlock(p_ptr);
-	msg = buf_msg(buf);
-	tipc_link_xmit(buf, msg_destnode(msg),	msg_link_selector(msg));
-}
-
-
 static struct sk_buff *port_build_self_abort_msg(struct tipc_port *p_ptr, u32 err)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *buf = port_build_peer_abort_msg(p_ptr, err);
@@ -217,7 +200,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *port_build_self_abort_msg(struct tipc_port *p_ptr, u32 er
 	return buf;
 }
 
-
 static struct sk_buff *port_build_peer_abort_msg(struct tipc_port *p_ptr, u32 err)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *buf;
@@ -447,11 +429,8 @@ int __tipc_port_connect(u32 ref, struct tipc_port *p_ptr,
 	p_ptr->probing_state = TIPC_CONN_OK;
 	p_ptr->connected = 1;
 	k_start_timer(&p_ptr->timer, p_ptr->probing_interval);
-
-	tipc_nodesub_subscribe(&p_ptr->subscription, peer->node,
-			  (void *)(unsigned long)ref,
-			  (net_ev_handler)port_handle_node_down);
-	res = 0;
+	res = tipc_node_add_conn(tipc_port_peernode(p_ptr), p_ptr->ref,
+				 tipc_port_peerport(p_ptr));
 exit:
 	p_ptr->max_pkt = tipc_node_get_mtu(peer->node, ref);
 	return res;
@@ -467,7 +446,7 @@ int __tipc_port_disconnect(struct tipc_port *tp_ptr)
 	if (tp_ptr->connected) {
 		tp_ptr->connected = 0;
 		/* let timer expire on it's own to avoid deadlock! */
-		tipc_nodesub_unsubscribe(&tp_ptr->subscription);
+		tipc_node_remove_conn(tipc_port_peernode(tp_ptr), tp_ptr->ref);
 		return 0;
 	}