diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 0aebf0695ae0..4d2125d258fe 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1063,8 +1063,10 @@ static int __tipc_sendstream(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t dlen)
 	/* Handle implicit connection setup */
 	if (unlikely(dest)) {
 		rc = __tipc_sendmsg(sock, m, dlen);
-		if (dlen && (dlen == rc))
+		if (dlen && dlen == rc) {
+			tsk->peer_caps = tipc_node_get_capabilities(net, dnode);
 			tsk->snt_unacked = tsk_inc(tsk, dlen + msg_hdr_sz(hdr));
+		}
 		return rc;
 	}