diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 873fb3d8e56..c7aafc7c5ed 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -137,10 +137,22 @@ static void tt_local_entry_free_ref(struct tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry)
 		kfree_rcu(tt_local_entry, rcu);
 }
 
+static void tt_global_entry_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry;
+
+	tt_global_entry = container_of(rcu, struct tt_global_entry, rcu);
+
+	if (tt_global_entry->orig_node)
+		orig_node_free_ref(tt_global_entry->orig_node);
+
+	kfree(tt_global_entry);
+}
+
 static void tt_global_entry_free_ref(struct tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&tt_global_entry->refcount))
-		kfree_rcu(tt_global_entry, rcu);
+		call_rcu(&tt_global_entry->rcu, tt_global_entry_free_rcu);
 }
 
 static void tt_local_event(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr,
@@ -710,6 +722,9 @@ void tt_global_del_orig(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	spinlock_t *list_lock; /* protects write access to the hash lists */
 
+	if (!hash)
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
 		list_lock = &hash->list_locks[i];
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 1ae35575051..ab8d0fe6df5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -224,22 +224,22 @@ struct socket_packet {
 
 struct tt_local_entry {
 	uint8_t addr[ETH_ALEN];
+	struct hlist_node hash_entry;
 	unsigned long last_seen;
 	uint16_t flags;
 	atomic_t refcount;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
-	struct hlist_node hash_entry;
 };
 
 struct tt_global_entry {
 	uint8_t addr[ETH_ALEN];
+	struct hlist_node hash_entry; /* entry in the global table */
 	struct orig_node *orig_node;
 	uint8_t ttvn;
 	uint16_t flags; /* only TT_GLOBAL_ROAM is used */
 	unsigned long roam_at; /* time at which TT_GLOBAL_ROAM was set */
 	atomic_t refcount;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
-	struct hlist_node hash_entry; /* entry in the global table */
 };
 
 struct tt_change_node {