diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 0f4d4eece3e4..9da3455847ff 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1587,6 +1587,8 @@ batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_add(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global,
 {
 	struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&tt_global->list_lock);
+
 	orig_entry = batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_find(tt_global, orig_node);
 	if (orig_entry) {
 		/* refresh the ttvn: the current value could be a bogus one that
@@ -1609,11 +1611,9 @@ batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_add(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global,
 	orig_entry->flags = flags;
 	kref_init(&orig_entry->refcount);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&tt_global->list_lock);
 	kref_get(&orig_entry->refcount);
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&orig_entry->list,
 			   &tt_global->orig_list);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&tt_global->list_lock);
 	atomic_inc(&tt_global->orig_list_count);
 
 sync_flags:
@@ -1621,6 +1621,8 @@ sync_flags:
 out:
 	if (orig_entry)
 		batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put(orig_entry);
+
+	spin_unlock_bh(&tt_global->list_lock);
 }
 
 /**