diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index fad95ef64e01..bc06e3cdfa84 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -631,17 +631,23 @@ batadv_v_ogm_process_per_outif(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
  * batadv_v_ogm_aggr_packet() - checks if there is another OGM aggregated
  * @buff_pos: current position in the skb
  * @packet_len: total length of the skb
- * @tvlv_len: tvlv length of the previously considered OGM
+ * @ogm2_packet: potential OGM2 in buffer
  *
  * Return: true if there is enough space for another OGM, false otherwise.
  */
-static bool batadv_v_ogm_aggr_packet(int buff_pos, int packet_len,
-				     __be16 tvlv_len)
+static bool
+batadv_v_ogm_aggr_packet(int buff_pos, int packet_len,
+			 const struct batadv_ogm2_packet *ogm2_packet)
 {
 	int next_buff_pos = 0;
 
-	next_buff_pos += buff_pos + BATADV_OGM2_HLEN;
-	next_buff_pos += ntohs(tvlv_len);
+	/* check if there is enough space for the header */
+	next_buff_pos += buff_pos + sizeof(*ogm2_packet);
+	if (next_buff_pos > packet_len)
+		return false;
+
+	/* check if there is enough space for the optional TVLV */
+	next_buff_pos += ntohs(ogm2_packet->tvlv_len);
 
 	return (next_buff_pos <= packet_len) &&
 	       (next_buff_pos <= BATADV_MAX_AGGREGATION_BYTES);
@@ -818,7 +824,7 @@ int batadv_v_ogm_packet_recv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	ogm_packet = (struct batadv_ogm2_packet *)skb->data;
 
 	while (batadv_v_ogm_aggr_packet(ogm_offset, skb_headlen(skb),
-					ogm_packet->tvlv_len)) {
+					ogm_packet)) {
 		batadv_v_ogm_process(skb, ogm_offset, if_incoming);
 
 		ogm_offset += BATADV_OGM2_HLEN;