diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 223a199..51dab96 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 				 : n_ptr->bclink.last_sent);
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&bc_lock);
-		tipc_bearer_send(&bcbearer->bearer, buf, NULL);
+		tipc_bearer_send(MAX_BEARERS, buf, NULL);
 		bcl->stats.sent_nacks++;
 		spin_unlock_bh(&bc_lock);
 		kfree_skb(buf);
@@ -627,13 +627,13 @@
 
 		if (bp_index == 0) {
 			/* Use original buffer for first bearer */
-			tipc_bearer_send(b, buf, &b->bcast_addr);
+			tipc_bearer_send(b->identity, buf, &b->bcast_addr);
 		} else {
 			/* Avoid concurrent buffer access */
 			tbuf = pskb_copy(buf, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (!tbuf)
 				break;
-			tipc_bearer_send(b, tbuf, &b->bcast_addr);
+			tipc_bearer_send(b->identity, tbuf, &b->bcast_addr);
 			kfree_skb(tbuf); /* Bearer keeps a clone */
 		}
 
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@
 	bcl->owner = &bclink->node;
 	bcl->max_pkt = MAX_PKT_DEFAULT_MCAST;
 	tipc_link_set_queue_limits(bcl, BCLINK_WIN_DEFAULT);
-	bcl->b_ptr = &bcbearer->bearer;
+	bcl->bearer_id = MAX_BEARERS;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(bearer_list[MAX_BEARERS], &bcbearer->bearer);
 	bcl->state = WORKING_WORKING;
 	strlcpy(bcl->name, tipc_bclink_name, TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);