diff --git a/net/tipc/config.c b/net/tipc/config.c
index 16e7cb74969..ca3544d030c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/config.c
+++ b/net/tipc/config.c
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_own_addr(void)
 	if (tipc_mode == TIPC_NET_MODE)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_NOT_SUPPORTED
 						   " (cannot change node address once assigned)");
-	tipc_own_addr = addr;
 
 	/*
 	 * Must release all spinlocks before calling start_net() because
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_own_addr(void)
 	 */
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&config_lock);
-	tipc_core_start_net();
+	tipc_core_start_net(addr);
 	spin_lock_bh(&config_lock);
 	return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
 }
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index 3d97386af09..3256bd7d398 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ void tipc_core_stop_net(void)
  * start_net - start TIPC networking sub-systems
  */
 
-int tipc_core_start_net(void)
+int tipc_core_start_net(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	int res;
 
-	if ((res = tipc_net_start()) ||
+	if ((res = tipc_net_start(addr)) ||
 	    (res = tipc_eth_media_start())) {
 		tipc_core_stop_net();
 	}
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index bd78d1705c0..a881f92a853 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ extern atomic_t tipc_user_count;
 
 extern int  tipc_core_start(void);
 extern void tipc_core_stop(void);
-extern int  tipc_core_start_net(void);
+extern int  tipc_core_start_net(unsigned long addr);
 extern void tipc_core_stop_net(void);
 extern int  tipc_handler_start(void);
 extern void tipc_handler_stop(void);
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index c39c76201e8..cc51fa48367 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void tipc_net_route_msg(struct sk_buff *buf)
 	tipc_link_send(buf, dnode, msg_link_selector(msg));
 }
 
-int tipc_net_start(void)
+int tipc_net_start(u32 addr)
 {
 	char addr_string[16];
 	int res;
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ int tipc_net_start(void)
 	if (tipc_mode != TIPC_NODE_MODE)
 		return -ENOPROTOOPT;
 
+	tipc_subscr_stop();
+	tipc_cfg_stop();
+
+	tipc_own_addr = addr;
 	tipc_mode = TIPC_NET_MODE;
 	tipc_named_reinit();
 	tipc_port_reinit();
@@ -284,10 +288,10 @@ int tipc_net_start(void)
 	    (res = tipc_bclink_init())) {
 		return res;
 	}
-	tipc_subscr_stop();
-	tipc_cfg_stop();
+
 	tipc_k_signal((Handler)tipc_subscr_start, 0);
 	tipc_k_signal((Handler)tipc_cfg_init, 0);
+
 	info("Started in network mode\n");
 	info("Own node address %s, network identity %u\n",
 	     addr_string_fill(addr_string, tipc_own_addr), tipc_net_id);
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.h b/net/tipc/net.h
index a6a0e9976ac..d154ac2bda9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.h
+++ b/net/tipc/net.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void tipc_net_route_msg(struct sk_buff *buf);
 struct node *tipc_net_select_remote_node(u32 addr, u32 ref);
 u32 tipc_net_select_router(u32 addr, u32 ref);
 
-int tipc_net_start(void);
+int tipc_net_start(u32 addr);
 void tipc_net_stop(void);
 
 #endif