diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 0cc64800ab9..f3a078fe70c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1426,8 +1426,7 @@ static void link_retransmit_failure(struct tipc_link *l_ptr,
 
 		tipc_addr_string_fill(addr_string, n_ptr->addr);
 		pr_info("Broadcast link info for %s\n", addr_string);
-		pr_info("Supportable: %d,  Supported: %d,  Acked: %u\n",
-			n_ptr->bclink.supportable,
+		pr_info("Supported: %d,  Acked: %u\n",
 			n_ptr->bclink.supported,
 			n_ptr->bclink.acked);
 		pr_info("Last in: %u,  Oos state: %u,  Last sent: %u\n",
@@ -2014,7 +2013,6 @@ static void link_recv_proto_msg(struct tipc_link *l_ptr, struct sk_buff *buf)
 		} else {
 			l_ptr->max_pkt = l_ptr->max_pkt_target;
 		}
-		l_ptr->owner->bclink.supportable = (max_pkt_info != 0);
 
 		/* Synchronize broadcast link info, if not done previously */
 		if (!tipc_node_is_up(l_ptr->owner)) {
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index d21db204e25..6f3e9b35d27 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -264,11 +264,9 @@ static void node_established_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr)
 {
 	tipc_k_signal((Handler)tipc_named_node_up, n_ptr->addr);
 
-	if (n_ptr->bclink.supportable) {
-		n_ptr->bclink.acked = tipc_bclink_get_last_sent();
-		tipc_bclink_add_node(n_ptr->addr);
-		n_ptr->bclink.supported = 1;
-	}
+	n_ptr->bclink.acked = tipc_bclink_get_last_sent();
+	tipc_bclink_add_node(n_ptr->addr);
+	n_ptr->bclink.supported = 1;
 }
 
 static void node_name_purge_complete(unsigned long node_addr)
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.h b/net/tipc/node.h
index cfcaf4d6e48..3ac905f36b0 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.h
+++ b/net/tipc/node.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
  * @permit_changeover: non-zero if node has redundant links to this system
  * @signature: node instance identifier
  * @bclink: broadcast-related info
- *    @supportable: non-zero if node supports TIPC b'cast link capability
  *    @supported: non-zero if node supports TIPC b'cast capability
  *    @acked: sequence # of last outbound b'cast message acknowledged by node
  *    @last_in: sequence # of last in-sequence b'cast message received from node
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ struct tipc_node {
 	int permit_changeover;
 	u32 signature;
 	struct {
-		u8 supportable;
 		u8 supported;
 		u32 acked;
 		u32 last_in;