diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index d0bf0c75a2c3..6b481e2dc9dd 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ static bool batadv_tt_global_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		 * TT_CLIENT_TEMP, therefore they have to be copied in the
 		 * client entry
 		 */
-		tt_global_entry->common.flags |= flags & (~BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK);
+		common->flags |= flags & (~BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK);
 
 		/* If there is the BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM flag set, there is only
 		 * one originator left in the list and we previously received a