diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 738cb642d31b..5ca8fdda63ca 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct bcbearer {
  * struct bclink - link used for broadcast messages
  * @link: (non-standard) broadcast link structure
  * @node: (non-standard) node structure representing b'cast link's peer node
+ * @bcast_nodes: map of broadcast-capable nodes
  * @retransmit_to: node that most recently requested a retransmit
  *
  * Handles sequence numbering, fragmentation, bundling, etc.
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ struct bcbearer {
 struct bclink {
 	struct link link;
 	struct tipc_node node;
+	struct tipc_node_map bcast_nodes;
 	struct tipc_node *retransmit_to;
 };
 
@@ -107,9 +109,6 @@ static struct link *bcl = &bcast_link.link;
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bc_lock);
 
-/* broadcast-capable node map */
-struct tipc_node_map tipc_bcast_nmap;
-
 const char tipc_bclink_name[] = "broadcast-link";
 
 static void tipc_nmap_diff(struct tipc_node_map *nm_a,
@@ -136,6 +135,19 @@ static void bcbuf_decr_acks(struct sk_buff *buf)
 	bcbuf_set_acks(buf, bcbuf_acks(buf) - 1);
 }
 
+void tipc_bclink_add_node(u32 addr)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&bc_lock);
+	tipc_nmap_add(&bclink->bcast_nodes, addr);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&bc_lock);
+}
+
+void tipc_bclink_remove_node(u32 addr)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&bc_lock);
+	tipc_nmap_remove(&bclink->bcast_nodes, addr);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&bc_lock);
+}
 
 static void bclink_set_last_sent(void)
 {
@@ -575,13 +587,13 @@ static int tipc_bcbearer_send(struct sk_buff *buf,
 	if (likely(!msg_non_seq(buf_msg(buf)))) {
 		struct tipc_msg *msg;
 
-		bcbuf_set_acks(buf, tipc_bcast_nmap.count);
+		bcbuf_set_acks(buf, bclink->bcast_nodes.count);
 		msg = buf_msg(buf);
 		msg_set_non_seq(msg, 1);
 		msg_set_mc_netid(msg, tipc_net_id);
 		bcl->stats.sent_info++;
 
-		if (WARN_ON(!tipc_bcast_nmap.count)) {
+		if (WARN_ON(!bclink->bcast_nodes.count)) {
 			dump_stack();
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -589,7 +601,7 @@ static int tipc_bcbearer_send(struct sk_buff *buf,
 
 	/* Send buffer over bearers until all targets reached */
 
-	bcbearer->remains = tipc_bcast_nmap;
+	bcbearer->remains = bclink->bcast_nodes;
 
 	for (bp_index = 0; bp_index < MAX_BEARERS; bp_index++) {
 		struct tipc_bearer *p = bcbearer->bpairs[bp_index].primary;
diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.h b/net/tipc/bcast.h
index 0b0444363b45..3c37fdb8a0a6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.h
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ struct tipc_node_map {
 	u32 map[MAX_NODES / WSIZE];
 };
 
-extern struct tipc_node_map tipc_bcast_nmap;
-
 #define PLSIZE 32
 
 /**
@@ -90,6 +88,8 @@ void tipc_port_list_free(struct port_list *pl_ptr);
 
 void tipc_bclink_init(void);
 void tipc_bclink_stop(void);
+void tipc_bclink_add_node(u32 addr);
+void tipc_bclink_remove_node(u32 addr);
 struct tipc_node *tipc_bclink_retransmit_to(void);
 void tipc_bclink_acknowledge(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, u32 acked);
 int  tipc_bclink_send_msg(struct sk_buff *buf);
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 27b4bb0cca6c..1861ae915f17 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void node_established_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr)
 	n_ptr->bclink.acked = tipc_bclink_get_last_sent();
 
 	if (n_ptr->bclink.supported) {
-		tipc_nmap_add(&tipc_bcast_nmap, n_ptr->addr);
+		tipc_bclink_add_node(n_ptr->addr);
 		if (n_ptr->addr < tipc_own_addr)
 			tipc_own_tag++;
 	}
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void node_lost_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr)
 			n_ptr->bclink.defragm = NULL;
 		}
 
-		tipc_nmap_remove(&tipc_bcast_nmap, n_ptr->addr);
+		tipc_bclink_remove_node(n_ptr->addr);
 		tipc_bclink_acknowledge(n_ptr,
 					mod(n_ptr->bclink.acked + 10000));
 		if (n_ptr->addr < tipc_own_addr)