diff --git a/net/tipc/discover.c b/net/tipc/discover.c
index 2830709957bd..c138d68e8a69 100644
--- a/net/tipc/discover.c
+++ b/net/tipc/discover.c
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ static bool tipc_disc_addr_trial_msg(struct tipc_discoverer *d,
 
 	/* Apply trial address if we just left trial period */
 	if (!trial && !self) {
-		tipc_net_finalize(net, tn->trial_addr);
+		tipc_sched_net_finalize(net, tn->trial_addr);
+		msg_set_prevnode(buf_msg(d->skb), tn->trial_addr);
 		msg_set_type(buf_msg(d->skb), DSC_REQ_MSG);
 	}
 
@@ -300,14 +301,12 @@ static void tipc_disc_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	/* Trial period over ? */
-	if (!time_before(jiffies, tn->addr_trial_end)) {
-		/* Did we just leave it ? */
-		if (!tipc_own_addr(net))
-			tipc_net_finalize(net, tn->trial_addr);
-
-		msg_set_type(buf_msg(d->skb), DSC_REQ_MSG);
-		msg_set_prevnode(buf_msg(d->skb), tipc_own_addr(net));
+	/* Did we just leave trial period ? */
+	if (!time_before(jiffies, tn->addr_trial_end) && !tipc_own_addr(net)) {
+		mod_timer(&d->timer, jiffies + TIPC_DISC_INIT);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&d->lock);
+		tipc_sched_net_finalize(net, tn->trial_addr);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Adjust timeout interval according to discovery phase */
@@ -319,6 +318,8 @@ static void tipc_disc_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 			d->timer_intv = TIPC_DISC_SLOW;
 		else if (!d->num_nodes && d->timer_intv > TIPC_DISC_FAST)
 			d->timer_intv = TIPC_DISC_FAST;
+		msg_set_type(buf_msg(d->skb), DSC_REQ_MSG);
+		msg_set_prevnode(buf_msg(d->skb), tn->trial_addr);
 	}
 
 	mod_timer(&d->timer, jiffies + d->timer_intv);
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 62199cf5a56c..f076edb74338 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@
  *     - A local spin_lock protecting the queue of subscriber events.
 */
 
+struct tipc_net_work {
+	struct work_struct work;
+	struct net *net;
+	u32 addr;
+};
+
+static void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr);
+
 int tipc_net_init(struct net *net, u8 *node_id, u32 addr)
 {
 	if (tipc_own_id(net)) {
@@ -119,17 +127,38 @@ int tipc_net_init(struct net *net, u8 *node_id, u32 addr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
+static void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
 
-	if (!cmpxchg(&tn->node_addr, 0, addr)) {
-		tipc_set_node_addr(net, addr);
-		tipc_named_reinit(net);
-		tipc_sk_reinit(net);
-		tipc_nametbl_publish(net, TIPC_CFG_SRV, addr, addr,
-				     TIPC_CLUSTER_SCOPE, 0, addr);
-	}
+	if (cmpxchg(&tn->node_addr, 0, addr))
+		return;
+	tipc_set_node_addr(net, addr);
+	tipc_named_reinit(net);
+	tipc_sk_reinit(net);
+	tipc_nametbl_publish(net, TIPC_CFG_SRV, addr, addr,
+			     TIPC_CLUSTER_SCOPE, 0, addr);
+}
+
+static void tipc_net_finalize_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct tipc_net_work *fwork;
+
+	fwork = container_of(work, struct tipc_net_work, work);
+	tipc_net_finalize(fwork->net, fwork->addr);
+	kfree(fwork);
+}
+
+void tipc_sched_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
+{
+	struct tipc_net_work *fwork = kzalloc(sizeof(*fwork), GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+	if (!fwork)
+		return;
+	INIT_WORK(&fwork->work, tipc_net_finalize_work);
+	fwork->net = net;
+	fwork->addr = addr;
+	schedule_work(&fwork->work);
 }
 
 void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.h b/net/tipc/net.h
index 09ad02b50bb1..b7f2e364eb99 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.h
+++ b/net/tipc/net.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 extern const struct nla_policy tipc_nl_net_policy[];
 
 int tipc_net_init(struct net *net, u8 *node_id, u32 addr);
-void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr);
+void tipc_sched_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr);
 void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net);
 int tipc_nl_net_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
 int tipc_nl_net_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);