diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index ddcb2a753aa..1848693ebb8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 struct tipc_sock {
 	struct sock sk;
 	struct tipc_port *p;
+	struct tipc_portid peer_name;
 };
 
 #define tipc_sk(sk) ((struct tipc_sock *)(sk))
@@ -377,27 +378,29 @@ static int bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int uaddr_len)
  * @sock: socket structure
  * @uaddr: area for returned socket address
  * @uaddr_len: area for returned length of socket address
- * @peer: 0 to obtain socket name, 1 to obtain peer socket name
+ * @peer: 0 = own ID, 1 = current peer ID, 2 = current/former peer ID
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, errno otherwise
  *
- * NOTE: This routine doesn't need to take the socket lock since it doesn't
- *       access any non-constant socket information.
+ * NOTE: This routine doesn't need to take the socket lock since it only
+ *       accesses socket information that is unchanging (or which changes in
+ * 	 a completely predictable manner).
  */
 
 static int get_name(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 		    int *uaddr_len, int peer)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_tipc *addr = (struct sockaddr_tipc *)uaddr;
-	u32 portref = tipc_sk_port(sock->sk)->ref;
-	u32 res;
+	struct tipc_sock *tsock = tipc_sk(sock->sk);
 
 	if (peer) {
-		res = tipc_peer(portref, &addr->addr.id);
-		if (res)
-			return res;
+		if ((sock->state != SS_CONNECTED) &&
+			((peer != 2) || (sock->state != SS_DISCONNECTING)))
+			return -ENOTCONN;
+		addr->addr.id.ref = tsock->peer_name.ref;
+		addr->addr.id.node = tsock->peer_name.node;
 	} else {
-		tipc_ownidentity(portref, &addr->addr.id);
+		tipc_ownidentity(tsock->p->ref, &addr->addr.id);
 	}
 
 	*uaddr_len = sizeof(*addr);
@@ -766,18 +769,17 @@ exit:
 
 static int auto_connect(struct socket *sock, struct tipc_msg *msg)
 {
-	struct tipc_port *tport = tipc_sk_port(sock->sk);
-	struct tipc_portid peer;
+	struct tipc_sock *tsock = tipc_sk(sock->sk);
 
 	if (msg_errcode(msg)) {
 		sock->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
 		return -ECONNREFUSED;
 	}
 
-	peer.ref = msg_origport(msg);
-	peer.node = msg_orignode(msg);
-	tipc_connect2port(tport->ref, &peer);
-	tipc_set_portimportance(tport->ref, msg_importance(msg));
+	tsock->peer_name.ref = msg_origport(msg);
+	tsock->peer_name.node = msg_orignode(msg);
+	tipc_connect2port(tsock->p->ref, &tsock->peer_name);
+	tipc_set_portimportance(tsock->p->ref, msg_importance(msg));
 	sock->state = SS_CONNECTED;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1529,9 +1531,9 @@ static int accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *new_sock, int flags)
 	res = tipc_create(sock_net(sock->sk), new_sock, 0);
 	if (!res) {
 		struct sock *new_sk = new_sock->sk;
-		struct tipc_port *new_tport = tipc_sk_port(new_sk);
+		struct tipc_sock *new_tsock = tipc_sk(new_sk);
+		struct tipc_port *new_tport = new_tsock->p;
 		u32 new_ref = new_tport->ref;
-		struct tipc_portid id;
 		struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(buf);
 
 		lock_sock(new_sk);
@@ -1545,9 +1547,9 @@ static int accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *new_sock, int flags)
 
 		/* Connect new socket to it's peer */
 
-		id.ref = msg_origport(msg);
-		id.node = msg_orignode(msg);
-		tipc_connect2port(new_ref, &id);
+		new_tsock->peer_name.ref = msg_origport(msg);
+		new_tsock->peer_name.node = msg_orignode(msg);
+		tipc_connect2port(new_ref, &new_tsock->peer_name);
 		new_sock->state = SS_CONNECTED;
 
 		tipc_set_portimportance(new_ref, msg_importance(msg));