diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index a5eb7dbfa0c3..63df42b2d101 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -418,8 +418,6 @@ int tipc_bclink_send_msg(struct sk_buff *buf)
 	else
 		bclink_set_last_sent();
 
-	if (bcl->out_queue_size > bcl->stats.max_queue_sz)
-		bcl->stats.max_queue_sz = bcl->out_queue_size;
 	bcl->stats.queue_sz_counts++;
 	bcl->stats.accu_queue_sz += bcl->out_queue_size;
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 0cb773b7ee21..d1818fbc19a3 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@ static void link_timeout(struct link *l_ptr)
 	l_ptr->stats.accu_queue_sz += l_ptr->out_queue_size;
 	l_ptr->stats.queue_sz_counts++;
 
-	if (l_ptr->out_queue_size > l_ptr->stats.max_queue_sz)
-		l_ptr->stats.max_queue_sz = l_ptr->out_queue_size;
-
 	if (l_ptr->first_out) {
 		struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(l_ptr->first_out);
 		u32 length = msg_size(msg);
@@ -824,7 +821,10 @@ static void link_add_to_outqueue(struct link *l_ptr,
 		l_ptr->last_out = buf;
 	} else
 		l_ptr->first_out = l_ptr->last_out = buf;
+
 	l_ptr->out_queue_size++;
+	if (l_ptr->out_queue_size > l_ptr->stats.max_queue_sz)
+		l_ptr->stats.max_queue_sz = l_ptr->out_queue_size;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -867,9 +867,6 @@ int tipc_link_send_buf(struct link *l_ptr, struct sk_buff *buf)
 
 	/* Packet can be queued or sent: */
 
-	if (queue_size > l_ptr->stats.max_queue_sz)
-		l_ptr->stats.max_queue_sz = queue_size;
-
 	if (likely(!tipc_bearer_congested(l_ptr->b_ptr, l_ptr) &&
 		   !link_congested(l_ptr))) {
 		link_add_to_outqueue(l_ptr, buf, msg);
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.h b/net/tipc/link.h
index bdb0fa263d20..a7794e7ede29 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.h
+++ b/net/tipc/link.h
@@ -196,18 +196,12 @@ struct link {
 		u32 bearer_congs;
 		u32 deferred_recv;
 		u32 duplicates;
-
-		/* for statistical profiling of send queue size */
-
-		u32 max_queue_sz;
-		u32 accu_queue_sz;
-		u32 queue_sz_counts;
-
-		/* for statistical profiling of message lengths */
-
-		u32 msg_length_counts;
-		u32 msg_lengths_total;
-		u32 msg_length_profile[7];
+		u32 max_queue_sz;	/* send queue size high water mark */
+		u32 accu_queue_sz;	/* used for send queue size profiling */
+		u32 queue_sz_counts;	/* used for send queue size profiling */
+		u32 msg_length_counts;	/* used for message length profiling */
+		u32 msg_lengths_total;	/* used for message length profiling */
+		u32 msg_length_profile[7]; /* used for msg. length profiling */
 	} stats;
 };