diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.c b/net/tipc/msg.c
index 940d74197b8cb2..697223a212403b 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.c
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.c
@@ -411,43 +411,43 @@ bool tipc_msg_reverse(u32 own_addr,  struct sk_buff *buf, u32 *dnode,
 	return true;
 exit:
 	kfree_skb(buf);
+	*dnode = 0;
 	return false;
 }
 
 /**
- * tipc_msg_eval: determine fate of message that found no destination
- * @buf: the buffer containing the message.
- * @dnode: return value: next-hop node, if message to be forwarded
- * @err: error code to use, if message to be rejected
- *
+ * tipc_msg_lookup_dest(): try to find new destination for named message
+ * @skb: the buffer containing the message.
+ * @dnode: return value: next-hop node, if destination found
+ * @err: return value: error code to use, if message to be rejected
  * Does not consume buffer
- * Returns 0 (TIPC_OK) if message ok and we can try again, -TIPC error
- * code if message to be rejected
+ * Returns true if a destination is found, false otherwise
  */
-int tipc_msg_eval(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *buf, u32 *dnode)
+bool tipc_msg_lookup_dest(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			  u32 *dnode, int *err)
 {
-	struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(buf);
+	struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(skb);
 	u32 dport;
 
-	if (msg_type(msg) != TIPC_NAMED_MSG)
-		return -TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT;
-	if (skb_linearize(buf))
-		return -TIPC_ERR_NO_NAME;
-	if (msg_data_sz(msg) > MAX_FORWARD_SIZE)
-		return -TIPC_ERR_NO_NAME;
+	if (!msg_isdata(msg))
+		return false;
+	if (!msg_named(msg))
+		return false;
+	*err = -TIPC_ERR_NO_NAME;
+	if (skb_linearize(skb))
+		return false;
 	if (msg_reroute_cnt(msg) > 0)
-		return -TIPC_ERR_NO_NAME;
-
+		return false;
 	*dnode = addr_domain(net, msg_lookup_scope(msg));
 	dport = tipc_nametbl_translate(net, msg_nametype(msg),
-				       msg_nameinst(msg),
-				       dnode);
+				       msg_nameinst(msg), dnode);
 	if (!dport)
-		return -TIPC_ERR_NO_NAME;
+		return false;
 	msg_incr_reroute_cnt(msg);
 	msg_set_destnode(msg, *dnode);
 	msg_set_destport(msg, dport);
-	return TIPC_OK;
+	*err = TIPC_OK;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /* tipc_msg_reassemble() - clone a buffer chain of fragments and
diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.h b/net/tipc/msg.h
index f7ea95458c6f02..60702992933dde 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.h
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.h
@@ -750,18 +750,19 @@ static inline u32 msg_tot_origport(struct tipc_msg *m)
 struct sk_buff *tipc_buf_acquire(u32 size);
 bool tipc_msg_reverse(u32 own_addr, struct sk_buff *buf, u32 *dnode,
 		      int err);
-int tipc_msg_eval(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *buf, u32 *dnode);
 void tipc_msg_init(u32 own_addr, struct tipc_msg *m, u32 user, u32 type,
 		   u32 hsize, u32 destnode);
-struct sk_buff *tipc_msg_create(uint user, uint type,
-				uint hdr_sz, uint data_sz, u32 dnode,
-				u32 onode, u32 dport, u32 oport, int errcode);
+struct sk_buff *tipc_msg_create(uint user, uint type, uint hdr_sz,
+				uint data_sz, u32 dnode, u32 onode,
+				u32 dport, u32 oport, int errcode);
 int tipc_buf_append(struct sk_buff **headbuf, struct sk_buff **buf);
 bool tipc_msg_bundle(struct sk_buff_head *list, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu);
 bool tipc_msg_make_bundle(struct sk_buff_head *list,
 			  struct sk_buff *skb, u32 mtu, u32 dnode);
 int tipc_msg_build(struct tipc_msg *mhdr, struct msghdr *m,
 		   int offset, int dsz, int mtu, struct sk_buff_head *list);
+bool tipc_msg_lookup_dest(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 *dnode,
+			  int *err);
 struct sk_buff *tipc_msg_reassemble(struct sk_buff_head *list);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 1d98bfcda6f6fa..e14b2aedb2123d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ static int filter_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff **skb)
  * @sk: socket
  * @skb: message
  *
- * Caller must hold socket lock, but not port lock.
+ * Caller must hold socket lock
  *
  * Returns 0
  */
@@ -1805,27 +1805,31 @@ int tipc_sk_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct tipc_net *tn;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	u32 dport = msg_destport(buf_msg(skb));
-	int err;
+	int err = -TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT;
 	u32 dnode;
 
-	/* Validate destination and message */
+	/* Find destination */
 	tsk = tipc_sk_lookup(net, dport);
-	if (unlikely(!tsk)) {
-		err = tipc_msg_eval(net, skb, &dnode);
-		goto exit;
-	}
-	sk = &tsk->sk;
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
-	err = tipc_sk_enqueue_skb(sk, &skb);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
-	sock_put(sk);
-exit:
-	if (unlikely(skb)) {
-		tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
-		if (!err || tipc_msg_reverse(tn->own_addr, skb, &dnode, -err))
-			tipc_link_xmit_skb(net, skb, dnode, 0);
+	if (likely(tsk)) {
+		sk = &tsk->sk;
+		spin_lock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
+		err = tipc_sk_enqueue_skb(sk, &skb);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
+		sock_put(sk);
 	}
+	if (likely(!skb))
+		return 0;
+	if (tipc_msg_lookup_dest(net, skb, &dnode, &err))
+		goto xmit;
+	if (!err) {
+		dnode = msg_destnode(buf_msg(skb));
+		goto xmit;
+	}
+	tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
+	if (!tipc_msg_reverse(tn->own_addr, skb, &dnode, -err))
+		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+xmit:
+	tipc_link_xmit_skb(net, skb, dnode, dport);
 	return err ? -EHOSTUNREACH : 0;
 }