diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 48302be175ce..042e8e3cabc0 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -941,17 +941,48 @@ int tipc_nametbl_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tipc_purge_publications - remove all publications for a given type
+ *
+ * tipc_nametbl_lock must be held when calling this function
+ */
+static void tipc_purge_publications(struct name_seq *seq)
+{
+	struct publication *publ, *safe;
+	struct sub_seq *sseq;
+	struct name_info *info;
+
+	if (!seq->sseqs) {
+		nameseq_delete_empty(seq);
+		return;
+	}
+	sseq = seq->sseqs;
+	info = sseq->info;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(publ, safe, &info->zone_list, zone_list) {
+		tipc_nametbl_remove_publ(publ->type, publ->lower, publ->node,
+					 publ->ref, publ->key);
+	}
+}
+
 void tipc_nametbl_stop(void)
 {
 	u32 i;
+	struct name_seq *seq;
+	struct hlist_head *seq_head;
+	struct hlist_node *safe;
 
-	/* Verify name table is empty, then release it */
+	/* Verify name table is empty and purge any lingering
+	 * publications, then release the name table
+	 */
 	write_lock_bh(&tipc_nametbl_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < TIPC_NAMETBL_SIZE; i++) {
 		if (hlist_empty(&table.types[i]))
 			continue;
-		pr_err("nametbl_stop(): orphaned hash chain detected\n");
-		break;
+		seq_head = &table.types[i];
+		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(seq, safe, seq_head, ns_list) {
+			tipc_purge_publications(seq);
+		}
+		continue;
 	}
 	kfree(table.types);
 	table.types = NULL;