diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 4906ca3c0f3a..a816382fc8af 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ void tipc_bclink_remove_node(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 
 	tipc_bclink_lock(net);
 	tipc_nmap_remove(&tn->bclink->bcast_nodes, addr);
+
+	/* Last node? => reset backlog queue */
+	if (!tn->bclink->bcast_nodes.count)
+		tipc_link_purge_backlog(&tn->bclink->link);
+
 	tipc_bclink_unlock(net);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index ca8b8e0f49b5..eaa9fe54b4ae 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void tipc_link_reset_fragments(struct tipc_link *l_ptr)
 	l_ptr->reasm_buf = NULL;
 }
 
-static void tipc_link_purge_backlog(struct tipc_link *l)
+void tipc_link_purge_backlog(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
 	__skb_queue_purge(&l->backlogq);
 	l->backlog[TIPC_LOW_IMPORTANCE].len = 0;
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.h b/net/tipc/link.h
index 0c02c973e985..ae0a0ea572f2 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.h
+++ b/net/tipc/link.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ void tipc_link_reset_fragments(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 int tipc_link_is_up(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 int tipc_link_is_active(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 void tipc_link_purge_queues(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
+void tipc_link_purge_backlog(struct tipc_link *l);
 void tipc_link_reset_all(struct tipc_node *node);
 void tipc_link_reset(struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 int tipc_link_xmit_skb(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 dest,