diff --git a/net/qrtr/ns.c b/net/qrtr/ns.c
index 722936f7dd98..0f25a386138c 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/ns.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/ns.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static struct qrtr_server *server_add(unsigned int service,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int server_del(struct qrtr_node *node, unsigned int port)
+static int server_del(struct qrtr_node *node, unsigned int port, bool bcast)
 {
 	struct qrtr_lookup *lookup;
 	struct qrtr_server *srv;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int server_del(struct qrtr_node *node, unsigned int port)
 	radix_tree_delete(&node->servers, port);
 
 	/* Broadcast the removal of local servers */
-	if (srv->node == qrtr_ns.local_node)
+	if (srv->node == qrtr_ns.local_node && bcast)
 		service_announce_del(&qrtr_ns.bcast_sq, srv);
 
 	/* Announce the service's disappearance to observers */
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static int ctrl_cmd_bye(struct sockaddr_qrtr *from)
 		}
 		slot = radix_tree_iter_resume(slot, &iter);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
-		server_del(node, srv->port);
+		server_del(node, srv->port, true);
 		rcu_read_lock();
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -459,10 +459,13 @@ static int ctrl_cmd_del_client(struct sockaddr_qrtr *from,
 		kfree(lookup);
 	}
 
-	/* Remove the server belonging to this port */
+	/* Remove the server belonging to this port but don't broadcast
+	 * DEL_SERVER. Neighbours would've already removed the server belonging
+	 * to this port due to the DEL_CLIENT broadcast from qrtr_port_remove().
+	 */
 	node = node_get(node_id);
 	if (node)
-		server_del(node, port);
+		server_del(node, port, false);
 
 	/* Advertise the removal of this client to all local servers */
 	local_node = node_get(qrtr_ns.local_node);
@@ -567,7 +570,7 @@ static int ctrl_cmd_del_server(struct sockaddr_qrtr *from,
 	if (!node)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	return server_del(node, port);
+	return server_del(node, port, true);
 }
 
 static int ctrl_cmd_new_lookup(struct sockaddr_qrtr *from,