diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.h b/net/tipc/subscr.h
index aa015c2..6ebbec1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.h
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.h
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ void tipc_sub_get(struct tipc_subscription *subscription);
 		(swap_ ? swab32(val__) : val__);			\
 	})
 
+/* tipc_sub_write - write val_ to field_ of struct sub_ in user endian format
+ */
+#define tipc_sub_write(sub_, field_, val_)				\
+	({								\
+		struct tipc_subscr *sub__ = sub_;			\
+		u32 val__ = val_;					\
+		int swap_ = !((sub__)->filter & TIPC_FILTER_MASK);	\
+		(sub__)->field_ = swap_ ? swab32(val__) : val__;	\
+	})
+
 /* tipc_evt_write - write val_ to field_ of struct evt_ in user endian format
  */
 #define tipc_evt_write(evt_, field_, val_)				\
diff --git a/net/tipc/topsrv.c b/net/tipc/topsrv.c
index 931c426..446af7bb 100644
--- a/net/tipc/topsrv.c
+++ b/net/tipc/topsrv.c
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ static void tipc_conn_delete_sub(struct tipc_conn *con, struct tipc_subscr *s)
 		if (!s || !memcmp(s, &sub->evt.s, sizeof(*s))) {
 			tipc_sub_unsubscribe(sub);
 			atomic_dec(&tn->subscription_count);
-		} else if (s) {
-			break;
+			if (s)
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&con->sub_lock);
@@ -362,9 +362,10 @@ static int tipc_conn_rcv_sub(struct tipc_topsrv *srv,
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(srv->net);
 	struct tipc_subscription *sub;
+	u32 s_filter = tipc_sub_read(s, filter);
 
-	if (tipc_sub_read(s, filter) & TIPC_SUB_CANCEL) {
-		s->filter &= __constant_ntohl(~TIPC_SUB_CANCEL);
+	if (s_filter & TIPC_SUB_CANCEL) {
+		tipc_sub_write(s, filter, s_filter & ~TIPC_SUB_CANCEL);
 		tipc_conn_delete_sub(con, s);
 		return 0;
 	}