diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index 325bbfdaab37..f13a779b8656 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@ static void batadv_v_ogm_send_to_if(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
-	if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_ACTIVE)
+	if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_ACTIVE) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_MGMT_TX);
 	batadv_add_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_MGMT_TX_BYTES,