diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index e9f6265e3446..c306e9bc1621 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
 		goto out_nametbl;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tn->dist_queue);
-	err = tipc_topsrv_start(net);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_subscr;
 
 	err = tipc_bcast_init(net);
 	if (err)
@@ -81,8 +78,6 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 
 out_bclink:
-	tipc_bcast_stop(net);
-out_subscr:
 	tipc_nametbl_stop(net);
 out_nametbl:
 	tipc_sk_rht_destroy(net);
@@ -92,7 +87,6 @@ out_sk_rht:
 
 static void __net_exit tipc_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
-	tipc_topsrv_stop(net);
 	tipc_net_stop(net);
 	tipc_bcast_stop(net);
 	tipc_nametbl_stop(net);
@@ -106,6 +100,11 @@ static struct pernet_operations tipc_net_ops = {
 	.size = sizeof(struct tipc_net),
 };
 
+static struct pernet_operations tipc_topsrv_net_ops = {
+	.init = tipc_topsrv_init_net,
+	.exit = tipc_topsrv_exit_net,
+};
+
 static int __init tipc_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -138,6 +137,10 @@ static int __init tipc_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_socket;
 
+	err = register_pernet_subsys(&tipc_topsrv_net_ops);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_pernet_topsrv;
+
 	err = tipc_bearer_setup();
 	if (err)
 		goto out_bearer;
@@ -145,6 +148,8 @@ static int __init tipc_init(void)
 	pr_info("Started in single node mode\n");
 	return 0;
 out_bearer:
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&tipc_topsrv_net_ops);
+out_pernet_topsrv:
 	tipc_socket_stop();
 out_socket:
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&tipc_net_ops);
@@ -162,6 +167,7 @@ out_netlink:
 static void __exit tipc_exit(void)
 {
 	tipc_bearer_cleanup();
+	unregister_pernet_subsys(&tipc_topsrv_net_ops);
 	tipc_socket_stop();
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&tipc_net_ops);
 	tipc_netlink_stop();
diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index 500c9e614a06..4f80f00cd8f9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void *tipc_subscrb_connect_cb(int conid)
 	return (void *)tipc_subscrb_create(conid);
 }
 
-int tipc_topsrv_start(struct net *net)
+static int tipc_topsrv_start(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
 	const char name[] = "topology_server";
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ int tipc_topsrv_start(struct net *net)
 	return tipc_server_start(topsrv);
 }
 
-void tipc_topsrv_stop(struct net *net)
+static void tipc_topsrv_stop(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
 	struct tipc_server *topsrv = tn->topsrv;
@@ -353,3 +353,13 @@ void tipc_topsrv_stop(struct net *net)
 	kfree(topsrv->saddr);
 	kfree(topsrv);
 }
+
+int __net_init tipc_topsrv_init_net(struct net *net)
+{
+	return tipc_topsrv_start(net);
+}
+
+void __net_exit tipc_topsrv_exit_net(struct net *net)
+{
+	tipc_topsrv_stop(net);
+}
diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.h b/net/tipc/subscr.h
index 92ee18cc5fe6..e9aa8c7a6fec 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.h
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.h
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ int tipc_subscrp_check_overlap(struct tipc_subscription *sub, u32 found_lower,
 void tipc_subscrp_report_overlap(struct tipc_subscription *sub,
 				 u32 found_lower, u32 found_upper, u32 event,
 				 u32 port_ref, u32 node, int must);
-int tipc_topsrv_start(struct net *net);
-void tipc_topsrv_stop(struct net *net);
+
+int __net_init tipc_topsrv_init_net(struct net *net);
+void __net_exit tipc_topsrv_exit_net(struct net *net);
 
 #endif