diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index e14b2aedb2123d..611a04fb0ddc0a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@
  * @pub_count: total # of publications port has made during its lifetime
  * @probing_state:
  * @probing_intv:
- * @port: port - interacts with 'sk' and with the rest of the TIPC stack
- * @peer_name: the peer of the connection, if any
  * @conn_timeout: the time we can wait for an unresponded setup request
  * @dupl_rcvcnt: number of bytes counted twice, in both backlog and rcv queue
  * @link_cong: non-zero if owner must sleep because of link congestion
@@ -737,7 +735,7 @@ static int tipc_sendmcast(struct  socket *sock, struct tipc_name_seq *seq,
 	struct tipc_sock *tsk = tipc_sk(sk);
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	struct tipc_msg *mhdr = &tsk->phdr;
-	struct sk_buff_head head;
+	struct sk_buff_head *pktchain = &sk->sk_write_queue;
 	struct iov_iter save = msg->msg_iter;
 	uint mtu;
 	int rc;
@@ -753,13 +751,12 @@ static int tipc_sendmcast(struct  socket *sock, struct tipc_name_seq *seq,
 
 new_mtu:
 	mtu = tipc_bclink_get_mtu();
-	__skb_queue_head_init(&head);
-	rc = tipc_msg_build(mhdr, msg, 0, dsz, mtu, &head);
+	rc = tipc_msg_build(mhdr, msg, 0, dsz, mtu, pktchain);
 	if (unlikely(rc < 0))
 		return rc;
 
 	do {
-		rc = tipc_bclink_xmit(net, &head);
+		rc = tipc_bclink_xmit(net, pktchain);
 		if (likely(rc >= 0)) {
 			rc = dsz;
 			break;
@@ -773,7 +770,7 @@ static int tipc_sendmcast(struct  socket *sock, struct tipc_name_seq *seq,
 		tipc_sk(sk)->link_cong = 1;
 		rc = tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(sock, &timeo);
 		if (rc)
-			__skb_queue_purge(&head);
+			__skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
 	} while (!rc);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -897,7 +894,7 @@ static int tipc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	struct tipc_msg *mhdr = &tsk->phdr;
 	u32 dnode, dport;
-	struct sk_buff_head head;
+	struct sk_buff_head *pktchain = &sk->sk_write_queue;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct tipc_name_seq *seq = &dest->addr.nameseq;
 	struct iov_iter save;
@@ -972,15 +969,14 @@ static int tipc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	save = m->msg_iter;
 new_mtu:
 	mtu = tipc_node_get_mtu(net, dnode, tsk->portid);
-	__skb_queue_head_init(&head);
-	rc = tipc_msg_build(mhdr, m, 0, dsz, mtu, &head);
+	rc = tipc_msg_build(mhdr, m, 0, dsz, mtu, pktchain);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto exit;
 
 	do {
-		skb = skb_peek(&head);
+		skb = skb_peek(pktchain);
 		TIPC_SKB_CB(skb)->wakeup_pending = tsk->link_cong;
-		rc = tipc_link_xmit(net, &head, dnode, tsk->portid);
+		rc = tipc_link_xmit(net, pktchain, dnode, tsk->portid);
 		if (likely(rc >= 0)) {
 			if (sock->state != SS_READY)
 				sock->state = SS_CONNECTING;
@@ -996,7 +992,7 @@ static int tipc_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		tsk->link_cong = 1;
 		rc = tipc_wait_for_sndmsg(sock, &timeo);
 		if (rc)
-			__skb_queue_purge(&head);
+			__skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
 	} while (!rc);
 exit:
 	if (iocb)
@@ -1054,7 +1050,7 @@ static int tipc_send_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	struct tipc_sock *tsk = tipc_sk(sk);
 	struct tipc_msg *mhdr = &tsk->phdr;
-	struct sk_buff_head head;
+	struct sk_buff_head *pktchain = &sk->sk_write_queue;
 	DECLARE_SOCKADDR(struct sockaddr_tipc *, dest, m->msg_name);
 	u32 portid = tsk->portid;
 	int rc = -EINVAL;
@@ -1091,13 +1087,12 @@ static int tipc_send_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	save = m->msg_iter;
 	mtu = tsk->max_pkt;
 	send = min_t(uint, dsz - sent, TIPC_MAX_USER_MSG_SIZE);
-	__skb_queue_head_init(&head);
-	rc = tipc_msg_build(mhdr, m, sent, send, mtu, &head);
+	rc = tipc_msg_build(mhdr, m, sent, send, mtu, pktchain);
 	if (unlikely(rc < 0))
 		goto exit;
 	do {
 		if (likely(!tsk_conn_cong(tsk))) {
-			rc = tipc_link_xmit(net, &head, dnode, portid);
+			rc = tipc_link_xmit(net, pktchain, dnode, portid);
 			if (likely(!rc)) {
 				tsk->sent_unacked++;
 				sent += send;
@@ -1117,7 +1112,7 @@ static int tipc_send_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		}
 		rc = tipc_wait_for_sndpkt(sock, &timeo);
 		if (rc)
-			__skb_queue_purge(&head);
+			__skb_queue_purge(pktchain);
 	} while (!rc);
 exit:
 	if (iocb)