diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 094ae7ca50a004d9be9e91168e2cf100efb900b8..42cbc0a689412008b8b0a671cce65d189a97b6e8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_orig_get(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr)
 free_bcast_own:
 	kfree(orig_node->bat_iv.bcast_own);
 free_orig_node:
+	/* free twice, as batadv_orig_node_new sets refcount to 2 */
+	batadv_orig_node_free_ref(orig_node);
 	batadv_orig_node_free_ref(orig_node);
 
 	return NULL;