diff --git a/net/atm/br2684.c b/net/atm/br2684.c
index 81cf33b1527d..53b0aa14a1e6 100644
--- a/net/atm/br2684.c
+++ b/net/atm/br2684.c
@@ -489,15 +489,11 @@ free_skb:
  */
 static int br2684_regvcc(struct atm_vcc *atmvcc, void __user * arg)
 {
-	struct sk_buff_head queue;
-	int err;
 	struct br2684_vcc *brvcc;
-	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
-	struct sk_buff_head *rq;
 	struct br2684_dev *brdev;
 	struct net_device *net_dev;
 	struct atm_backend_br2684 be;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	int err;
 
 	if (copy_from_user(&be, arg, sizeof be))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -550,16 +546,6 @@ static int br2684_regvcc(struct atm_vcc *atmvcc, void __user * arg)
 	atmvcc->push = br2684_push;
 	atmvcc->pop = br2684_pop;
 
-	__skb_queue_head_init(&queue);
-	rq = &sk_atm(atmvcc)->sk_receive_queue;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
-	skb_queue_splice_init(rq, &queue);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rq->lock, flags);
-
-	skb_queue_walk_safe(&queue, skb, tmp)
-		br2684_push(atmvcc, skb);
-
 	/* initialize netdev carrier state */
 	if (atmvcc->dev->signal == ATM_PHY_SIG_LOST)
 		netif_carrier_off(net_dev);
@@ -567,6 +553,10 @@ static int br2684_regvcc(struct atm_vcc *atmvcc, void __user * arg)
 		netif_carrier_on(net_dev);
 
 	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
+
+	/* re-process everything received between connection setup and
+	   backend setup */
+	vcc_process_recv_queue(atmvcc);
 	return 0;
 
 error:
diff --git a/net/atm/clip.c b/net/atm/clip.c
index e2de7c548b3a..11439a7f6782 100644
--- a/net/atm/clip.c
+++ b/net/atm/clip.c
@@ -455,10 +455,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t clip_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static int clip_mkip(struct atm_vcc *vcc, int timeout)
 {
-	struct sk_buff_head *rq, queue;
 	struct clip_vcc *clip_vcc;
-	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!vcc->push)
 		return -EBADFD;
@@ -479,16 +476,8 @@ static int clip_mkip(struct atm_vcc *vcc, int timeout)
 	vcc->push = clip_push;
 	vcc->pop = clip_pop;
 
-	__skb_queue_head_init(&queue);
-	rq = &sk_atm(vcc)->sk_receive_queue;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
-	skb_queue_splice_init(rq, &queue);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rq->lock, flags);
-
 	/* re-process everything received between connection setup and MKIP */
-	skb_queue_walk_safe(&queue, skb, tmp)
-		clip_push(vcc, skb);
+	vcc_process_recv_queue(vcc);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/atm/common.c b/net/atm/common.c
index 14ff9fe39989..0b4c58fe3919 100644
--- a/net/atm/common.c
+++ b/net/atm/common.c
@@ -214,6 +214,26 @@ void vcc_release_async(struct atm_vcc *vcc, int reply)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vcc_release_async);
 
+void vcc_process_recv_queue(struct atm_vcc *vcc)
+{
+	struct sk_buff_head queue, *rq;
+	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&queue);
+	rq = &sk_atm(vcc)->sk_receive_queue;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
+	skb_queue_splice_init(rq, &queue);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rq->lock, flags);
+
+	skb_queue_walk_safe(&queue, skb, tmp) {
+		__skb_unlink(skb, &queue);
+		vcc->push(vcc, skb);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vcc_process_recv_queue);
+
 void atm_dev_signal_change(struct atm_dev *dev, char signal)
 {
 	pr_debug("%s signal=%d dev=%p number=%d dev->signal=%d\n",
diff --git a/net/atm/common.h b/net/atm/common.h
index f48a76b6cdf4..cc3c2dae4d79 100644
--- a/net/atm/common.h
+++ b/net/atm/common.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ int vcc_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		   char __user *optval, unsigned int optlen);
 int vcc_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		   char __user *optval, int __user *optlen);
+void vcc_process_recv_queue(struct atm_vcc *vcc);
 
 int atmpvc_init(void);
 void atmpvc_exit(void);
diff --git a/net/atm/pppoatm.c b/net/atm/pppoatm.c
index db4a11c61d15..df35d9a3b5fe 100644
--- a/net/atm/pppoatm.c
+++ b/net/atm/pppoatm.c
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ static int pppoatm_assign_vcc(struct atm_vcc *atmvcc, void __user *arg)
 	atmvcc->push = pppoatm_push;
 	atmvcc->pop = pppoatm_pop;
 	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
+
+	/* re-process everything received between connection setup and
+	   backend setup */
+	vcc_process_recv_queue(atmvcc);
 	return 0;
 }