}
 
        if (!priv->broadcast) {
-               priv->broadcast = ipoib_mcast_alloc(dev, 1);
-               if (!priv->broadcast) {
+               struct ipoib_mcast *broadcast;
+
+               broadcast = ipoib_mcast_alloc(dev, 1);
+               if (!broadcast) {
                        ipoib_warn(priv, "failed to allocate broadcast group\n");
                        mutex_lock(&mcast_mutex);
                        if (test_bit(IPOIB_MCAST_RUN, &priv->flags))
                        return;
                }
 
-               memcpy(priv->broadcast->mcmember.mgid.raw, priv->dev->broadcast + 4,
+               spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
+               memcpy(broadcast->mcmember.mgid.raw, priv->dev->broadcast + 4,
                       sizeof (union ib_gid));
+               priv->broadcast = broadcast;
 
-               spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
                __ipoib_mcast_add(dev, priv->broadcast);
                spin_unlock_irq(&priv->lock);
        }
         */
        spin_lock(&priv->lock);
 
-       if (!test_bit(IPOIB_MCAST_STARTED, &priv->flags) || !priv->broadcast) {
+       if (!test_bit(IPOIB_MCAST_STARTED, &priv->flags)        ||
+           !priv->broadcast                                    ||
+           !test_bit(IPOIB_MCAST_FLAG_ATTACHED, &priv->broadcast->flags)) {
                ++priv->stats.tx_dropped;
                dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
                goto unlock;