diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 4228b10c47ea..17822de78ba3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -2411,8 +2411,8 @@ static bool batadv_tt_global_check_crc(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 {
 	struct batadv_tvlv_tt_vlan_data *tt_vlan_tmp;
 	struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *vlan;
+	int i, orig_num_vlan;
 	u32 crc;
-	int i;
 
 	/* check if each received CRC matches the locally stored one */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_vlan; i++) {
@@ -2438,6 +2438,18 @@ static bool batadv_tt_global_check_crc(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 			return false;
 	}
 
+	/* check if any excess VLANs exist locally for the originator
+	 * which are not mentioned in the TVLV from the originator.
+	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	orig_num_vlan = 0;
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(vlan, &orig_node->vlan_list, list)
+		orig_num_vlan++;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	if (orig_num_vlan > num_vlan)
+		return false;
+
 	return true;
 }