diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 03075165665e..4fb4ae0a75ed 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -2390,35 +2390,40 @@ void tipc_link_set_queue_limits(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, u32 window)
 	l_ptr->queue_limit[MSG_FRAGMENTER] = 4000;
 }
 
-/**
- * link_find_link - locate link by name
- * @name: ptr to link name string
- * @node: ptr to area to be filled with ptr to associated node
- *
+/* tipc_link_find_owner - locate owner node of link by link's name
+ * @name: pointer to link name string
+ * @bearer_id: pointer to index in 'node->links' array where the link was found.
  * Caller must hold 'tipc_net_lock' to ensure node and bearer are not deleted;
  * this also prevents link deletion.
  *
- * Returns pointer to link (or 0 if invalid link name).
+ * Returns pointer to node owning the link, or 0 if no matching link is found.
  */
-static struct tipc_link *link_find_link(const char *name,
-					struct tipc_node **node)
+static struct tipc_node *tipc_link_find_owner(const char *link_name,
+					      unsigned int *bearer_id)
 {
 	struct tipc_link *l_ptr;
 	struct tipc_node *n_ptr;
+	struct tipc_node *tmp_n_ptr;
+	struct tipc_node *found_node = 0;
+
 	int i;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(n_ptr, &tipc_node_list, list) {
+	*bearer_id = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(n_ptr, tmp_n_ptr, &tipc_node_list, list) {
+		spin_lock(&n_ptr->lock);
 		for (i = 0; i < MAX_BEARERS; i++) {
 			l_ptr = n_ptr->links[i];
-			if (l_ptr && !strcmp(l_ptr->name, name))
-				goto found;
+			if (l_ptr && !strcmp(l_ptr->name, link_name)) {
+				*bearer_id = i;
+				found_node = n_ptr;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
+		spin_unlock(&n_ptr->lock);
+		if (found_node)
+			break;
 	}
-	l_ptr = NULL;
-	n_ptr = NULL;
-found:
-	*node = n_ptr;
-	return l_ptr;
+	return found_node;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2460,32 +2465,33 @@ static int link_cmd_set_value(const char *name, u32 new_value, u16 cmd)
 	struct tipc_link *l_ptr;
 	struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr;
 	struct tipc_media *m_ptr;
+	int bearer_id;
 	int res = 0;
 
-	l_ptr = link_find_link(name, &node);
-	if (l_ptr) {
-		/*
-		 * acquire node lock for tipc_link_send_proto_msg().
-		 * see "TIPC locking policy" in net.c.
-		 */
+	node = tipc_link_find_owner(name, &bearer_id);
+	if (node) {
 		tipc_node_lock(node);
-		switch (cmd) {
-		case TIPC_CMD_SET_LINK_TOL:
-			link_set_supervision_props(l_ptr, new_value);
-			tipc_link_send_proto_msg(l_ptr,
-				STATE_MSG, 0, 0, new_value, 0, 0);
-			break;
-		case TIPC_CMD_SET_LINK_PRI:
-			l_ptr->priority = new_value;
-			tipc_link_send_proto_msg(l_ptr,
-				STATE_MSG, 0, 0, 0, new_value, 0);
-			break;
-		case TIPC_CMD_SET_LINK_WINDOW:
-			tipc_link_set_queue_limits(l_ptr, new_value);
-			break;
-		default:
-			res = -EINVAL;
-			break;
+		l_ptr = node->links[bearer_id];
+
+		if (l_ptr) {
+			switch (cmd) {
+			case TIPC_CMD_SET_LINK_TOL:
+				link_set_supervision_props(l_ptr, new_value);
+				tipc_link_send_proto_msg(l_ptr, STATE_MSG, 0,
+							 0, new_value, 0, 0);
+				break;
+			case TIPC_CMD_SET_LINK_PRI:
+				l_ptr->priority = new_value;
+				tipc_link_send_proto_msg(l_ptr, STATE_MSG, 0,
+							 0, 0, new_value, 0);
+				break;
+			case TIPC_CMD_SET_LINK_WINDOW:
+				tipc_link_set_queue_limits(l_ptr, new_value);
+				break;
+			default:
+				res = -EINVAL;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 		tipc_node_unlock(node);
 		return res;
@@ -2580,6 +2586,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_link_cmd_reset_stats(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_
 	char *link_name;
 	struct tipc_link *l_ptr;
 	struct tipc_node *node;
+	unsigned int bearer_id;
 
 	if (!TLV_CHECK(req_tlv_area, req_tlv_space, TIPC_TLV_LINK_NAME))
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_TLV_ERROR);
@@ -2590,15 +2597,19 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_link_cmd_reset_stats(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_
 			return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string("link not found");
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
 	}
-
 	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
-	l_ptr = link_find_link(link_name, &node);
-	if (!l_ptr) {
+	node = tipc_link_find_owner(link_name, &bearer_id);
+	if (!node) {
+		read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
+		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string("link not found");
+	}
+	spin_lock(&node->lock);
+	l_ptr = node->links[bearer_id];
+	if (!l_ptr) {
+		tipc_node_unlock(node);
 		read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string("link not found");
 	}
-
-	tipc_node_lock(node);
 	link_reset_statistics(l_ptr);
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
 	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
@@ -2628,18 +2639,27 @@ static int tipc_link_stats(const char *name, char *buf, const u32 buf_size)
 	struct tipc_node *node;
 	char *status;
 	u32 profile_total = 0;
+	unsigned int bearer_id;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!strcmp(name, tipc_bclink_name))
 		return tipc_bclink_stats(buf, buf_size);
 
 	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
-	l = link_find_link(name, &node);
-	if (!l) {
+	node = tipc_link_find_owner(name, &bearer_id);
+	if (!node) {
 		read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	tipc_node_lock(node);
+
+	l = node->links[bearer_id];
+	if (!l) {
+		tipc_node_unlock(node);
+		read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	s = &l->stats;
 
 	if (tipc_link_is_active(l))