diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.h b/net/tipc/msg.h
index 2d7cb66a6912..6d692546acdc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.h
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.h
@@ -358,6 +358,11 @@ static inline u32 msg_connected(struct tipc_msg *m)
 	return msg_type(m) == TIPC_CONN_MSG;
 }
 
+static inline u32 msg_direct(struct tipc_msg *m)
+{
+	return msg_type(m) == TIPC_DIRECT_MSG;
+}
+
 static inline u32 msg_errcode(struct tipc_msg *m)
 {
 	return msg_bits(m, 1, 25, 0xf);
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index a6ac67c38770..125f3277fc6e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,8 @@ static void tipc_lxc_xmit(struct net *peer_net, struct sk_buff_head *list)
 	case TIPC_MEDIUM_IMPORTANCE:
 	case TIPC_HIGH_IMPORTANCE:
 	case TIPC_CRITICAL_IMPORTANCE:
-		if (msg_connected(hdr) || msg_named(hdr)) {
+		if (msg_connected(hdr) || msg_named(hdr) ||
+		    msg_direct(hdr)) {
 			tipc_loopback_trace(peer_net, list);
 			spin_lock_init(&list->lock);
 			tipc_sk_rcv(peer_net, list);
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index e1e148da538d..cf4f90de566e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ static int __tipc_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t dlen)
 	}
 
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&pkts);
-	mtu = tipc_node_get_mtu(net, dnode, tsk->portid, false);
+	mtu = tipc_node_get_mtu(net, dnode, tsk->portid, true);
 	rc = tipc_msg_build(hdr, m, 0, dlen, mtu, &pkts);
 	if (unlikely(rc != dlen))
 		return rc;