diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/tipc_config.h b/include/uapi/linux/tipc_config.h
index e1f4f05f4c5c..f9226566c1b8 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/tipc_config.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/tipc_config.h
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ static inline int TLV_GET_LEN(struct tlv_desc *tlv)
 	return ntohs(tlv->tlv_len);
 }
 
+static inline int TLV_CHECK_TYPE(struct tlv_desc *tlv,  __u16 type)
+{
+	return (ntohs(tlv->tlv_type) == type);
+}
+
 static inline int TLV_SET(void *tlv, __u16 type, void *data, __u16 len)
 {
 	struct tlv_desc *tlv_ptr;
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 7a9e29641e61..de1c800ef806 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ void tipc_bearer_remove_dest(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id, u32 dest)
 /**
  * tipc_enable_bearer - enable bearer with the given name
  */
-int tipc_enable_bearer(struct net *net, const char *name, u32 disc_domain,
-		       u32 priority)
+static int tipc_enable_bearer(struct net *net, const char *name,
+			      u32 disc_domain, u32 priority)
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
 	struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr;
@@ -393,22 +393,6 @@ static void bearer_disable(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr,
 	kfree_rcu(b_ptr, rcu);
 }
 
-int tipc_disable_bearer(struct net *net, const char *name)
-{
-	struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr;
-	int res;
-
-	b_ptr = tipc_bearer_find(net, name);
-	if (b_ptr == NULL) {
-		pr_warn("Attempt to disable unknown bearer <%s>\n", name);
-		res = -EINVAL;
-	} else {
-		bearer_disable(net, b_ptr, false);
-		res = 0;
-	}
-	return res;
-}
-
 int tipc_enable_l2_media(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
@@ -756,7 +740,7 @@ int tipc_nl_bearer_disable(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	char *name;
 	struct tipc_bearer *bearer;
 	struct nlattr *attrs[TIPC_NLA_BEARER_MAX + 1];
-	struct net *net = genl_info_net(info);
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 
 	if (!info->attrs[TIPC_NLA_BEARER])
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -787,11 +771,11 @@ int tipc_nl_bearer_disable(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 int tipc_nl_bearer_enable(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct net *net = genl_info_net(info);
-	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
 	int err;
 	char *bearer;
 	struct nlattr *attrs[TIPC_NLA_BEARER_MAX + 1];
+	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
+	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
 	u32 domain;
 	u32 prio;
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.h b/net/tipc/bearer.h
index 956858276d93..06f25d144871 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.h
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.h
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ struct tipc_bearer_names {
  */
 
 void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr);
-int tipc_enable_bearer(struct net *net, const char *bearer_name,
-		       u32 disc_domain, u32 priority);
-int tipc_disable_bearer(struct net *net, const char *name);
 
 /*
  * Routines made available to TIPC by supported media types
diff --git a/net/tipc/config.c b/net/tipc/config.c
index 52e84b0ac48a..f8cd5e1b545f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/config.c
+++ b/net/tipc/config.c
@@ -134,33 +134,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *tipc_show_stats(void)
 	return buf;
 }
 
-static struct sk_buff *cfg_enable_bearer(struct net *net)
-{
-	struct tipc_bearer_config *args;
-
-	if (!TLV_CHECK(req_tlv_area, req_tlv_space, TIPC_TLV_BEARER_CONFIG))
-		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_TLV_ERROR);
-
-	args = (struct tipc_bearer_config *)TLV_DATA(req_tlv_area);
-	if (tipc_enable_bearer(net, args->name,
-			       ntohl(args->disc_domain),
-			       ntohl(args->priority)))
-		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string("unable to enable bearer");
-
-	return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
-}
-
-static struct sk_buff *cfg_disable_bearer(struct net *net)
-{
-	if (!TLV_CHECK(req_tlv_area, req_tlv_space, TIPC_TLV_BEARER_NAME))
-		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_TLV_ERROR);
-
-	if (tipc_disable_bearer(net, (char *)TLV_DATA(req_tlv_area)))
-		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string("unable to disable bearer");
-
-	return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
-}
-
 static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_own_addr(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
@@ -267,12 +240,6 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_cfg_do_cmd(struct net *net, u32 orig_node, u16 cmd,
 		rep_tlv_buf = tipc_link_cmd_config(net, req_tlv_area,
 						   req_tlv_space, cmd);
 		break;
-	case TIPC_CMD_ENABLE_BEARER:
-		rep_tlv_buf = cfg_enable_bearer(net);
-		break;
-	case TIPC_CMD_DISABLE_BEARER:
-		rep_tlv_buf = cfg_disable_bearer(net);
-		break;
 	case TIPC_CMD_SET_NODE_ADDR:
 		rep_tlv_buf = cfg_set_own_addr(net);
 		break;
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index bd75ea290e3a..12b0f4424797 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 struct tipc_nl_compat_msg {
 	u16 cmd;
 	int rep_size;
+	int req_type;
 	struct sk_buff *rep;
 	struct tlv_desc *req;
 	struct sock *dst_sk;
@@ -59,6 +60,11 @@ struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump {
 	int (*format)(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg, struct nlattr **attrs);
 };
 
+struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit {
+	int (*doit)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+	int (*transcode)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg);
+};
+
 static int tipc_skb_tailroom(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int tailroom;
@@ -213,6 +219,78 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump *cmd,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int __tipc_nl_compat_doit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
+				 struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct sk_buff *doit_buf;
+	struct sk_buff *trans_buf;
+	struct nlattr **attrbuf;
+	struct genl_info info;
+
+	trans_buf = alloc_skb(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!trans_buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	err = (*cmd->transcode)(trans_buf, msg);
+	if (err)
+		goto trans_out;
+
+	attrbuf = kmalloc((tipc_genl_family.maxattr + 1) *
+			sizeof(struct nlattr *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!attrbuf) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto trans_out;
+	}
+
+	err = nla_parse(attrbuf, tipc_genl_family.maxattr,
+			(const struct nlattr *)trans_buf->data,
+			trans_buf->len, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto parse_out;
+
+	doit_buf = alloc_skb(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!doit_buf) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto parse_out;
+	}
+
+	doit_buf->sk = msg->dst_sk;
+
+	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
+	info.attrs = attrbuf;
+
+	err = (*cmd->doit)(doit_buf, &info);
+
+	kfree_skb(doit_buf);
+parse_out:
+	kfree(attrbuf);
+trans_out:
+	kfree_skb(trans_buf);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int tipc_nl_compat_doit(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
+			       struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (msg->req_type && !TLV_CHECK_TYPE(msg->req, msg->req_type))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = __tipc_nl_compat_doit(cmd, msg);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	/* The legacy API considered an empty message a success message */
+	msg->rep = tipc_tlv_alloc(0);
+	if (!msg->rep)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 				      struct nlattr **attrs)
 {
@@ -226,11 +304,65 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 			    nla_len(bearer[TIPC_NLA_BEARER_NAME]));
 }
 
+static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_enable(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct nlattr *prop;
+	struct nlattr *bearer;
+	struct tipc_bearer_config *b;
+
+	b = (struct tipc_bearer_config *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
+
+	bearer = nla_nest_start(skb, TIPC_NLA_BEARER);
+	if (!bearer)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	if (nla_put_string(skb, TIPC_NLA_BEARER_NAME, b->name))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, TIPC_NLA_BEARER_DOMAIN, ntohl(b->disc_domain)))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	if (ntohl(b->priority) <= TIPC_MAX_LINK_PRI) {
+		prop = nla_nest_start(skb, TIPC_NLA_BEARER_PROP);
+		if (!prop)
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
+		if (nla_put_u32(skb, TIPC_NLA_PROP_PRIO, ntohl(b->priority)))
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
+		nla_nest_end(skb, prop);
+	}
+	nla_nest_end(skb, bearer);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_disable(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					 struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
+{
+	char *name;
+	struct nlattr *bearer;
+
+	name = (char *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
+
+	bearer = nla_nest_start(skb, TIPC_NLA_BEARER);
+	if (!bearer)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	if (nla_put_string(skb, TIPC_NLA_BEARER_NAME, name))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, bearer);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int tipc_nl_compat_handle(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump dump;
+	struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit doit;
 
 	memset(&dump, 0, sizeof(dump));
+	memset(&doit, 0, sizeof(doit));
 
 	switch (msg->cmd) {
 	case TIPC_CMD_GET_BEARER_NAMES:
@@ -238,6 +370,16 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_handle(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
 		dump.dumpit = tipc_nl_bearer_dump;
 		dump.format = tipc_nl_compat_bearer_dump;
 		return tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(&dump, msg);
+	case TIPC_CMD_ENABLE_BEARER:
+		msg->req_type = TIPC_TLV_BEARER_CONFIG;
+		doit.doit = tipc_nl_bearer_enable;
+		doit.transcode = tipc_nl_compat_bearer_enable;
+		return tipc_nl_compat_doit(&doit, msg);
+	case TIPC_CMD_DISABLE_BEARER:
+		msg->req_type = TIPC_TLV_BEARER_NAME;
+		doit.doit = tipc_nl_bearer_disable;
+		doit.transcode = tipc_nl_compat_bearer_disable;
+		return tipc_nl_compat_doit(&doit, msg);
 	}
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -335,6 +477,8 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_tmp_wrap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	switch (req->cmd) {
 	case TIPC_CMD_GET_BEARER_NAMES:
+	case TIPC_CMD_ENABLE_BEARER:
+	case TIPC_CMD_DISABLE_BEARER:
 		return tipc_nl_compat_recv(skb, info);
 	}