diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index dc4f7430cb5a..8033f24f506c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
@@ -256,14 +257,12 @@ static void batadv_v_ogm_queue_on_if(struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_v_ogm_send() - periodic worker broadcasting the own OGM
- * @work: work queue item
+ * batadv_v_ogm_send_softif() - periodic worker broadcasting the own OGM
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  */
-static void batadv_v_ogm_send(struct work_struct *work)
+static void batadv_v_ogm_send_softif(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface;
-	struct batadv_priv_bat_v *bat_v;
-	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
 	struct batadv_ogm2_packet *ogm_packet;
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *skb_tmp;
 	unsigned char *ogm_buff;
@@ -271,8 +270,7 @@ static void batadv_v_ogm_send(struct work_struct *work)
 	u16 tvlv_len = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	bat_v = container_of(work, struct batadv_priv_bat_v, ogm_wq.work);
-	bat_priv = container_of(bat_v, struct batadv_priv, bat_v);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff_mutex);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->mesh_state) == BATADV_MESH_DEACTIVATING)
 		goto out;
@@ -363,6 +361,23 @@ out:
 	return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_v_ogm_send() - periodic worker broadcasting the own OGM
+ * @work: work queue item
+ */
+static void batadv_v_ogm_send(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct batadv_priv_bat_v *bat_v;
+	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
+
+	bat_v = container_of(work, struct batadv_priv_bat_v, ogm_wq.work);
+	bat_priv = container_of(bat_v, struct batadv_priv, bat_v);
+
+	mutex_lock(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff_mutex);
+	batadv_v_ogm_send_softif(bat_priv);
+	mutex_unlock(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff_mutex);
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_v_ogm_aggr_work() - OGM queue periodic task per interface
  * @work: work queue item
@@ -424,11 +439,15 @@ void batadv_v_ogm_primary_iface_set(struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_iface)
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(primary_iface->soft_iface);
 	struct batadv_ogm2_packet *ogm_packet;
 
+	mutex_lock(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff_mutex);
 	if (!bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff)
-		return;
+		goto unlock;
 
 	ogm_packet = (struct batadv_ogm2_packet *)bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff;
 	ether_addr_copy(ogm_packet->orig, primary_iface->net_dev->dev_addr);
+
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff_mutex);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1050,6 +1069,8 @@ int batadv_v_ogm_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_seqno, random_seqno);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_wq, batadv_v_ogm_send);
 
+	mutex_init(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff_mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1061,7 +1082,11 @@ void batadv_v_ogm_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_wq);
 
+	mutex_lock(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff_mutex);
+
 	kfree(bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff);
 	bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff = NULL;
 	bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff_len = 0;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&bat_priv->bat_v.ogm_buff_mutex);
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index be7c02aa91e2..a9fb7b17f557 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h> /* for linux/wait.h */
@@ -1539,6 +1540,9 @@ struct batadv_priv_bat_v {
 	/** @ogm_seqno: OGM sequence number - used to identify each OGM */
 	atomic_t ogm_seqno;
 
+	/** @ogm_buff_mutex: lock protecting ogm_buff and ogm_buff_len */
+	struct mutex ogm_buff_mutex;
+
 	/** @ogm_wq: workqueue used to schedule OGM transmissions */
 	struct delayed_work ogm_wq;
 };