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