diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index e877af8bdd1e..469daabd90c7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_orig_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *router = NULL;
 	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node_tmp;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
-	uint8_t bcast_own_sum_orig, bcast_own_sum_neigh;
+	int if_num;
+	uint8_t sum_orig, sum_neigh;
 	uint8_t *neigh_addr;
 
 	batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
@@ -727,17 +728,17 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_orig_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (router && (neigh_node->tq_avg == router->tq_avg)) {
 		orig_node_tmp = router->orig_node;
 		spin_lock_bh(&orig_node_tmp->ogm_cnt_lock);
-		bcast_own_sum_orig =
-			orig_node_tmp->bcast_own_sum[if_incoming->if_num];
+		if_num = router->if_incoming->if_num;
+		sum_orig = orig_node_tmp->bcast_own_sum[if_num];
 		spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node_tmp->ogm_cnt_lock);
 
 		orig_node_tmp = neigh_node->orig_node;
 		spin_lock_bh(&orig_node_tmp->ogm_cnt_lock);
-		bcast_own_sum_neigh =
-			orig_node_tmp->bcast_own_sum[if_incoming->if_num];
+		if_num = neigh_node->if_incoming->if_num;
+		sum_neigh = orig_node_tmp->bcast_own_sum[if_num];
 		spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node_tmp->ogm_cnt_lock);
 
-		if (bcast_own_sum_orig >= bcast_own_sum_neigh)
+		if (sum_orig >= sum_neigh)
 			goto update_tt;
 	}