1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 8c4b790b98be..f15200760d65 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ int hardif_enable_interface(struct hard_iface *hard_iface,
         hard_iface->batman_adv_ptype.dev = hard_iface->net_dev;
         dev_add_pack(&hard_iface->batman_adv_ptype);
 
-        atomic_set(&hard_iface->seqno, 1);
         atomic_set(&hard_iface->frag_seqno, 1);
         bat_info(hard_iface->soft_iface, "Adding interface: %s\n",
                  hard_iface->net_dev->name);
@@ -451,6 +450,13 @@ static struct hard_iface *hardif_add_interface(struct net_device *net_dev)
         check_known_mac_addr(hard_iface->net_dev);
         list_add_tail_rcu(&hard_iface->list, &hardif_list);
 
+        /**
+         * This can't be called via a bat_priv callback because
+         * we have no bat_priv yet.
+         */
+        atomic_set(&hard_iface->seqno, 1);
+        hard_iface->packet_buff = NULL;
+
         return hard_iface;
 
 free_if: