}
 
 
+static void bclink_set_last_sent(void)
+{
+       if (bcl->next_out)
+               bcl->fsm_msg_cnt = mod(buf_seqno(bcl->next_out) - 1);
+       else
+               bcl->fsm_msg_cnt = mod(bcl->next_out_no - 1);
+}
+
+u32 tipc_bclink_get_last_sent(void)
+{
+       return bcl->fsm_msg_cnt;
+}
+
 /**
  * bclink_set_gap - set gap according to contents of current deferred pkt queue
  *
 
        /* Try resolving broadcast link congestion, if necessary */
 
-       if (unlikely(bcl->next_out))
+       if (unlikely(bcl->next_out)) {
                tipc_link_push_queue(bcl);
+               bclink_set_last_sent();
+       }
        if (unlikely(released && !list_empty(&bcl->waiting_ports)))
                tipc_link_wakeup_ports(bcl, 0);
        spin_unlock_bh(&bc_lock);
        res = tipc_link_send_buf(bcl, buf);
        if (unlikely(res == -ELINKCONG))
                buf_discard(buf);
-       else
+       else {
                bcl->stats.sent_info++;
+               bclink_set_last_sent();
+       }
 
        if (bcl->out_queue_size > bcl->stats.max_queue_sz)
                bcl->stats.max_queue_sz = bcl->out_queue_size;
        tipc_node_unlock(node);
 }
 
-u32 tipc_bclink_get_last_sent(void)
-{
-       u32 last_sent = mod(bcl->next_out_no - 1);
-
-       if (bcl->next_out)
-               last_sent = mod(buf_seqno(bcl->next_out) - 1);
-       return last_sent;
-}
-
 u32 tipc_bclink_acks_missing(struct tipc_node *n_ptr)
 {
        return (n_ptr->bclink.supported &&