diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 253c72d1366e..6fda36ab1766 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -763,21 +763,40 @@ struct publication *tipc_nametbl_publish(struct net *net, struct tipc_uaddr *ua,
 					 struct tipc_socket_addr *sk, u32 key)
 {
 	struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
+	u32 max_user_pub = TIPC_MAX_PUBL - 1;
 	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
 	struct publication *p = NULL;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+	bool protocol_type = false;
 	u32 rc_dests;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
+	if (ua->sr.type == TIPC_NODE_STATE || ua->sr.type == TIPC_LINK_STATE ||
+	    ua->sr.type == TIPC_TOP_SRV)
+		protocol_type = true;
 
-	if (nt->local_publ_count >= TIPC_MAX_PUBL) {
-		pr_warn("Bind failed, max limit %u reached\n", TIPC_MAX_PUBL);
+	spin_lock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
+	if (protocol_type)
+		goto insert;
+
+	/* Reserve one entry for node state service type because it has cluster
+	 * scope and it is distributed in bulk. So, the maximum number of user's
+	 * publications is (TIPC_MAX_PUBL - 1).
+	 */
+	if (nt->local_publ_count >= max_user_pub) {
+		pr_warn("Bind failed, max limit %u reached\n", max_user_pub);
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
+insert:
 	p = tipc_nametbl_insert_publ(net, ua, sk, key);
 	if (p) {
-		nt->local_publ_count++;
+		/* Not count node state, link state and topology server types
+		 * so that maximum nt->local_publ_count does not prevent
+		 * protocol service types from being inserted into the name
+		 * table.
+		 */
+		if (!protocol_type)
+			nt->local_publ_count++;
 		skb = tipc_named_publish(net, p);
 	}
 	rc_dests = nt->rc_dests;
@@ -810,7 +829,10 @@ void tipc_nametbl_withdraw(struct net *net, struct tipc_uaddr *ua,
 
 	p = tipc_nametbl_remove_publ(net, ua, sk, key);
 	if (p) {
-		nt->local_publ_count--;
+		if (p->sr.type != TIPC_NODE_STATE &&
+		    p->sr.type != TIPC_LINK_STATE &&
+		    p->sr.type != TIPC_TOP_SRV)
+			nt->local_publ_count--;
 		skb = tipc_named_withdraw(net, p);
 		list_del_init(&p->binding_sock);
 		kfree_rcu(p, rcu);