diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index da749916faac..82e4e0e152d1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -811,18 +811,31 @@ static int link_schedule_user(struct tipc_link *l, struct tipc_msg *hdr)
  */
 void link_prepare_wakeup(struct tipc_link *l)
 {
+	struct sk_buff_head *wakeupq = &l->wakeupq;
+	struct sk_buff_head *inputq = l->inputq;
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *tmp;
-	int imp, i = 0;
+	struct sk_buff_head tmpq;
+	int avail[5] = {0,};
+	int imp = 0;
 
-	skb_queue_walk_safe(&l->wakeupq, skb, tmp) {
+	__skb_queue_head_init(&tmpq);
+
+	for (; imp <= TIPC_SYSTEM_IMPORTANCE; imp++)
+		avail[imp] = l->backlog[imp].limit - l->backlog[imp].len;
+
+	skb_queue_walk_safe(wakeupq, skb, tmp) {
 		imp = TIPC_SKB_CB(skb)->chain_imp;
-		if (l->backlog[imp].len < l->backlog[imp].limit) {
-			skb_unlink(skb, &l->wakeupq);
-			skb_queue_tail(l->inputq, skb);
-		} else if (i++ > 10) {
-			break;
-		}
+		if (avail[imp] <= 0)
+			continue;
+		avail[imp]--;
+		__skb_unlink(skb, wakeupq);
+		__skb_queue_tail(&tmpq, skb);
 	}
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&inputq->lock);
+	skb_queue_splice_tail(&tmpq, inputq);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&inputq->lock);
+
 }
 
 void tipc_link_reset(struct tipc_link *l)