diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 5b0b20e6da95..d88a4de02237 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -789,6 +789,10 @@ static void batadv_iv_ogm_schedule_buff(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&hard_iface->bat_iv.ogm_buff_mutex);
 
+	/* interface already disabled by batadv_iv_ogm_iface_disable */
+	if (!*ogm_buff)
+		return;
+
 	/* the interface gets activated here to avoid race conditions between
 	 * the moment of activating the interface in
 	 * hardif_activate_interface() where the originator mac is set and