diff --git a/net/tipc/server.c b/net/tipc/server.c
index 8ee5e86b7870..c0d331f13eee 100644
--- a/net/tipc/server.c
+++ b/net/tipc/server.c
@@ -132,10 +132,11 @@ static struct tipc_conn *tipc_conn_lookup(struct tipc_server *s, int conid)
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&s->idr_lock);
 	con = idr_find(&s->conn_idr, conid);
-	if (con && test_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags))
-		conn_get(con);
-	else
-		con = NULL;
+	if (con) {
+		if (!test_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags) ||
+		    !kref_get_unless_zero(&con->kref))
+			con = NULL;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&s->idr_lock);
 	return con;
 }
@@ -183,35 +184,28 @@ static void tipc_register_callbacks(struct socket *sock, struct tipc_conn *con)
 	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 }
 
-static void tipc_unregister_callbacks(struct tipc_conn *con)
-{
-	struct sock *sk = con->sock->sk;
-
-	write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
-	sk->sk_user_data = NULL;
-	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
-}
-
 static void tipc_close_conn(struct tipc_conn *con)
 {
 	struct tipc_server *s = con->server;
+	struct sock *sk = con->sock->sk;
+	bool disconnect = false;
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags)) {
-		if (con->sock)
-			tipc_unregister_callbacks(con);
-
+	write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	disconnect = test_and_clear_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags);
+	if (disconnect) {
+		sk->sk_user_data = NULL;
 		if (con->conid)
 			s->tipc_conn_release(con->conid, con->usr_data);
-
-		/* We shouldn't flush pending works as we may be in the
-		 * thread. In fact the races with pending rx/tx work structs
-		 * are harmless for us here as we have already deleted this
-		 * connection from server connection list.
-		 */
-		if (con->sock)
-			kernel_sock_shutdown(con->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
-		conn_put(con);
 	}
+	write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+
+	/* Handle concurrent calls from sending and receiving threads */
+	if (!disconnect)
+		return;
+
+	/* Don't flush pending works, -just let them expire */
+	kernel_sock_shutdown(con->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
+	conn_put(con);
 }
 
 static struct tipc_conn *tipc_alloc_conn(struct tipc_server *s)
@@ -248,9 +242,10 @@ static struct tipc_conn *tipc_alloc_conn(struct tipc_server *s)
 
 static int tipc_receive_from_sock(struct tipc_conn *con)
 {
-	struct msghdr msg = {};
 	struct tipc_server *s = con->server;
+	struct sock *sk = con->sock->sk;
 	struct sockaddr_tipc addr;
+	struct msghdr msg = {};
 	struct kvec iov;
 	void *buf;
 	int ret;
@@ -271,12 +266,15 @@ static int tipc_receive_from_sock(struct tipc_conn *con)
 		goto out_close;
 	}
 
-	s->tipc_conn_recvmsg(sock_net(con->sock->sk), con->conid, &addr,
-			     con->usr_data, buf, ret);
-
+	read_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
+	if (test_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags))
+		ret = s->tipc_conn_recvmsg(sock_net(con->sock->sk), con->conid,
+					   &addr, con->usr_data, buf, ret);
+	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	kmem_cache_free(s->rcvbuf_cache, buf);
-
-	return 0;
+	if (ret < 0)
+		tipc_conn_terminate(s, con->conid);
+	return ret;
 
 out_close:
 	if (ret != -EWOULDBLOCK)
@@ -525,11 +523,17 @@ bool tipc_topsrv_kern_subscr(struct net *net, u32 port, u32 type, u32 lower,
 void tipc_topsrv_kern_unsubscr(struct net *net, int conid)
 {
 	struct tipc_conn *con;
+	struct tipc_server *srv;
 
 	con = tipc_conn_lookup(tipc_topsrv(net), conid);
 	if (!con)
 		return;
-	tipc_close_conn(con);
+
+	test_and_clear_bit(CF_CONNECTED, &con->flags);
+	srv = con->server;
+	if (con->conid)
+		srv->tipc_conn_release(con->conid, con->usr_data);
+	conn_put(con);
 	conn_put(con);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/server.h b/net/tipc/server.h
index 17f49ee44cfd..64df7513cd70 100644
--- a/net/tipc/server.h
+++ b/net/tipc/server.h
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ struct tipc_server {
 	int max_rcvbuf_size;
 	void *(*tipc_conn_new)(int conid);
 	void (*tipc_conn_release)(int conid, void *usr_data);
-	void (*tipc_conn_recvmsg)(struct net *net, int conid,
-				  struct sockaddr_tipc *addr, void *usr_data,
-				  void *buf, size_t len);
+	int (*tipc_conn_recvmsg)(struct net *net, int conid,
+				 struct sockaddr_tipc *addr, void *usr_data,
+				 void *buf, size_t len);
 	struct sockaddr_tipc *saddr;
 	char name[TIPC_SERVER_NAME_LEN];
 	int imp;
diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index 44df528ed6ab..68e26470c516 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -289,17 +289,16 @@ static struct tipc_subscription *tipc_subscrp_create(struct net *net,
 	return sub;
 }
 
-static void tipc_subscrp_subscribe(struct net *net, struct tipc_subscr *s,
-				   struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber, int swap,
-				   bool status)
+static int tipc_subscrp_subscribe(struct net *net, struct tipc_subscr *s,
+				  struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber, int swap,
+				  bool status)
 {
-	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
 	struct tipc_subscription *sub = NULL;
 	u32 timeout;
 
 	sub = tipc_subscrp_create(net, s, swap);
 	if (!sub)
-		return tipc_conn_terminate(tn->topsrv, subscriber->conid);
+		return -1;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&subscriber->lock);
 	list_add(&sub->subscrp_list, &subscriber->subscrp_list);
@@ -313,6 +312,7 @@ static void tipc_subscrp_subscribe(struct net *net, struct tipc_subscr *s,
 
 	if (timeout != TIPC_WAIT_FOREVER)
 		mod_timer(&sub->timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(timeout));
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Handle one termination request for the subscriber */
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ static void tipc_subscrb_release_cb(int conid, void *usr_data)
 }
 
 /* Handle one request to create a new subscription for the subscriber */
-static void tipc_subscrb_rcv_cb(struct net *net, int conid,
-				struct sockaddr_tipc *addr, void *usr_data,
-				void *buf, size_t len)
+static int tipc_subscrb_rcv_cb(struct net *net, int conid,
+			       struct sockaddr_tipc *addr, void *usr_data,
+			       void *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber = usr_data;
 	struct tipc_subscr *s = (struct tipc_subscr *)buf;
@@ -338,10 +338,11 @@ static void tipc_subscrb_rcv_cb(struct net *net, int conid,
 	/* Detect & process a subscription cancellation request */
 	if (s->filter & htohl(TIPC_SUB_CANCEL, swap)) {
 		s->filter &= ~htohl(TIPC_SUB_CANCEL, swap);
-		return tipc_subscrp_cancel(s, subscriber);
+		tipc_subscrp_cancel(s, subscriber);
+		return 0;
 	}
 	status = !(s->filter & htohl(TIPC_SUB_NO_STATUS, swap));
-	tipc_subscrp_subscribe(net, s, subscriber, swap, status);
+	return tipc_subscrp_subscribe(net, s, subscriber, swap, status);
 }
 
 /* Handle one request to establish a new subscriber */