diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
index fe7c0113d0df..db6f5bdcaa98 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ void batadv_v_hardif_init(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 
 	hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_len = 0;
 	skb_queue_head_init(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list);
+	hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list_enabled = false;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_wq,
 			  batadv_v_ogm_aggr_work);
 	/* make sure it doesn't run until interface gets enabled */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index 81926ef9c02c..95efd8a43c79 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -254,11 +254,18 @@ static void batadv_v_ogm_queue_on_if(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list.lock);
+	if (!hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list_enabled) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	if (!batadv_v_ogm_queue_left(skb, hard_iface))
 		batadv_v_ogm_aggr_send(bat_priv, hard_iface);
 
 	hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_len += batadv_v_ogm_len(skb);
 	__skb_queue_tail(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list, skb);
+
+unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list.lock);
 }
 
@@ -415,6 +422,10 @@ int batadv_v_ogm_iface_enable(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->mesh_iface);
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list.lock);
+	hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list_enabled = true;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list.lock);
+
 	enable_delayed_work(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_wq);
 
 	batadv_v_ogm_start_queue_timer(hard_iface);
@@ -432,6 +443,7 @@ void batadv_v_ogm_iface_disable(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 	disable_delayed_work_sync(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_wq);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list.lock);
+	hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list_enabled = false;
 	batadv_v_ogm_aggr_list_free(hard_iface);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&hard_iface->bat_v.aggr_list.lock);
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 5fd5bd358a24..5e81c93b8217 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ struct batadv_hard_iface_bat_v {
 	/** @aggr_list: queue for to be aggregated OGM packets */
 	struct sk_buff_head aggr_list;
 
+	/**
+	 * @aggr_list_enabled: aggr_list is active and new skbs can be
+	 * enqueued. Protected by aggr_list.lock after initialization
+	 */
+	bool aggr_list_enabled:1;
+
 	/** @aggr_len: size of the OGM aggregate (excluding ethernet header) */
 	unsigned int aggr_len;