diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 1ea64f09cc45..22bfbc33a8ac 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1322,8 +1322,10 @@ static u32 dispatch(struct tipc_port *tport, struct sk_buff *buf)
 	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
 		res = filter_rcv(sk, buf);
 	} else {
-		sk_add_backlog(sk, buf);
-		res = TIPC_OK;
+		if (sk_add_backlog_limited(sk, buf))
+			res = TIPC_ERR_OVERLOAD;
+		else
+			res = TIPC_OK;
 	}
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);