diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index b39f631fd6d7..11333916279f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -477,6 +477,24 @@ int tipc_bearer_mtu(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id)
 	return mtu;
 }
 
+/* tipc_bearer_xmit_skb - sends buffer to destination over bearer
+ */
+void tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id,
+			  struct sk_buff *skb,
+			  struct tipc_media_addr *dest)
+{
+	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+	struct tipc_bearer *b;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	b = rcu_dereference_rtnl(tn->bearer_list[bearer_id]);
+	if (likely(b))
+		b->media->send_msg(net, skb, b, dest);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	/* Until we remove cloning in tipc_l2_send_msg(): */
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+}
+
 /* tipc_bearer_xmit() -send buffer to destination over bearer
  */
 void tipc_bearer_xmit(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id,
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.h b/net/tipc/bearer.h
index 2ba8a7e274a5..5a600e1b197f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.h
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.h
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ void tipc_bearer_stop(struct net *net);
 void tipc_bearer_send(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id, struct sk_buff *buf,
 		      struct tipc_media_addr *dest);
 int tipc_bearer_mtu(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id);
+void tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id,
+			  struct sk_buff *skb,
+			  struct tipc_media_addr *dest);
 void tipc_bearer_xmit(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id,
 		      struct sk_buff_head *xmitq,
 		      struct tipc_media_addr *dst);
diff --git a/net/tipc/discover.c b/net/tipc/discover.c
index 6cd36f93aeb4..afe8c47c4085 100644
--- a/net/tipc/discover.c
+++ b/net/tipc/discover.c
@@ -167,11 +167,10 @@ void tipc_disc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* Send response, if necessary */
 	if (respond && (mtyp == DSC_REQ_MSG)) {
 		rskb = tipc_buf_acquire(MAX_H_SIZE);
-		if (rskb) {
-			tipc_disc_init_msg(net, rskb, DSC_RESP_MSG, bearer);
-			tipc_bearer_send(net, bearer->identity, rskb, &maddr);
-			kfree_skb(rskb);
-		}
+		if (!rskb)
+			return;
+		tipc_disc_init_msg(net, rskb, DSC_RESP_MSG, bearer);
+		tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(net, bearer->identity, rskb, &maddr);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -225,6 +224,7 @@ void tipc_disc_remove_dest(struct tipc_link_req *req)
 static void disc_timeout(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct tipc_link_req *req = (struct tipc_link_req *)data;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int max_delay;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&req->lock);
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ static void disc_timeout(unsigned long data)
 	 * hold at fast polling rate if don't have any associated nodes,
 	 * otherwise hold at slow polling rate
 	 */
-	tipc_bearer_send(req->net, req->bearer_id, req->buf, &req->dest);
-
-
+	skb = skb_clone(req->buf, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (skb)
+		tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(req->net, req->bearer_id, skb, &req->dest);
 	req->timer_intv *= 2;
 	if (req->num_nodes)
 		max_delay = TIPC_LINK_REQ_SLOW;
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ int tipc_disc_create(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr,
 		     struct tipc_media_addr *dest)
 {
 	struct tipc_link_req *req;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	req = kmalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!req)
@@ -292,7 +293,9 @@ int tipc_disc_create(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr,
 	setup_timer(&req->timer, disc_timeout, (unsigned long)req);
 	mod_timer(&req->timer, jiffies + req->timer_intv);
 	b_ptr->link_req = req;
-	tipc_bearer_send(net, req->bearer_id, req->buf, &req->dest);
+	skb = skb_clone(req->buf, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (skb)
+		tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(net, req->bearer_id, skb, &req->dest);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -316,6 +319,7 @@ void tipc_disc_delete(struct tipc_link_req *req)
 void tipc_disc_reset(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 {
 	struct tipc_link_req *req = b_ptr->link_req;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&req->lock);
 	tipc_disc_init_msg(net, req->buf, DSC_REQ_MSG, b_ptr);
@@ -325,6 +329,8 @@ void tipc_disc_reset(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 	req->num_nodes = 0;
 	req->timer_intv = TIPC_LINK_REQ_INIT;
 	mod_timer(&req->timer, jiffies + req->timer_intv);
-	tipc_bearer_send(net, req->bearer_id, req->buf, &req->dest);
+	skb = skb_clone(req->buf, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (skb)
+		tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(net, req->bearer_id, skb, &req->dest);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&req->lock);
 }
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 3b98f8e70626..7d3b6e7d852a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1300,9 +1300,8 @@ void tipc_link_proto_xmit(struct tipc_link *l, u32 msg_typ, int probe_msg,
 	skb = __skb_dequeue(&xmitq);
 	if (!skb)
 		return;
-	tipc_bearer_send(l->owner->net, l->bearer_id, skb, l->media_addr);
+	tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(l->owner->net, l->bearer_id, skb, l->media_addr);
 	l->rcv_unacked = 0;
-	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
 static void tipc_link_build_proto_msg(struct tipc_link *l, int mtyp, bool probe,