diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 34ca7b789eba..2ac720df10e6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ void tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id,
 	struct tipc_msg *hdr = buf_msg(skb);
 	struct tipc_bearer *b;
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	b = bearer_get(net, bearer_id);
 	if (likely(b && (test_bit(0, &b->up) || msg_is_reset(hdr)))) {
@@ -528,6 +529,7 @@ void tipc_bearer_xmit_skb(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id,
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+	preempt_enable();
 }
 
 /* tipc_bearer_xmit() -send buffer to destination over bearer