diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 74126db45972..2ea3f22b7986 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -985,6 +985,51 @@ int tipc_link_send(struct sk_buff *buf, u32 dest, u32 selector)
 	return res;
 }
 
+/*
+ * tipc_link_send_names - send name table entries to new neighbor
+ *
+ * Send routine for bulk delivery of name table messages when contact
+ * with a new neighbor occurs. No link congestion checking is performed
+ * because name table messages *must* be delivered. The messages must be
+ * small enough not to require fragmentation.
+ * Called without any locks held.
+ */
+
+void tipc_link_send_names(struct list_head *message_list, u32 dest)
+{
+	struct tipc_node *n_ptr;
+	struct link *l_ptr;
+	struct sk_buff *buf;
+	struct sk_buff *temp_buf;
+
+	if (list_empty(message_list))
+		return;
+
+	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
+	n_ptr = tipc_node_find(dest);
+	if (n_ptr) {
+		tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
+		l_ptr = n_ptr->active_links[0];
+		if (l_ptr) {
+			/* convert circular list to linear list */
+			((struct sk_buff *)message_list->prev)->next = NULL;
+			link_add_chain_to_outqueue(l_ptr,
+				(struct sk_buff *)message_list->next, 0);
+			tipc_link_push_queue(l_ptr);
+			INIT_LIST_HEAD(message_list);
+		}
+		tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
+	}
+	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
+
+	/* discard the messages if they couldn't be sent */
+
+	list_for_each_safe(buf, temp_buf, ((struct sk_buff *)message_list)) {
+		list_del((struct list_head *)buf);
+		buf_discard(buf);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * link_send_buf_fast: Entry for data messages where the
  * destination link is known and the header is complete,
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.h b/net/tipc/link.h
index 74fbecab1ea0..e56cb532913e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.h
+++ b/net/tipc/link.h
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_link_cmd_show_stats(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_s
 struct sk_buff *tipc_link_cmd_reset_stats(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_space);
 void tipc_link_reset(struct link *l_ptr);
 int tipc_link_send(struct sk_buff *buf, u32 dest, u32 selector);
+void tipc_link_send_names(struct list_head *message_list, u32 dest);
 int tipc_link_send_buf(struct link *l_ptr, struct sk_buff *buf);
 u32 tipc_link_get_max_pkt(u32 dest, u32 selector);
 int tipc_link_send_sections_fast(struct tipc_port *sender,
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index 97546f07938c..b7ca1bd7b151 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ void tipc_named_node_up(unsigned long nodearg)
 	struct publication *publ;
 	struct distr_item *item = NULL;
 	struct sk_buff *buf = NULL;
+	struct list_head message_list;
 	u32 node = (u32)nodearg;
 	u32 left = 0;
 	u32 rest;
@@ -201,6 +202,10 @@ void tipc_named_node_up(unsigned long nodearg)
 	if (!max_item_buf)
 		return;
 
+	/* create list of publication messages, then send them as a unit */
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&message_list);
+
 	read_lock_bh(&tipc_nametbl_lock);
 	rest = publ_cnt * ITEM_SIZE;
 
@@ -219,13 +224,14 @@ void tipc_named_node_up(unsigned long nodearg)
 		item++;
 		left -= ITEM_SIZE;
 		if (!left) {
-			msg_set_link_selector(buf_msg(buf), node);
-			tipc_link_send(buf, node, node);
+			list_add_tail((struct list_head *)buf, &message_list);
 			buf = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 exit:
 	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_nametbl_lock);
+
+	tipc_link_send_names(&message_list, (u32)node);
 }
 
 /**