diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 094da1a2c77a..d94e298fc7e2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1645,13 +1645,13 @@ static bool batadv_tt_global_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		if (flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM)
 			tt_global_entry->roam_at = jiffies;
 		kref_init(&common->refcount);
-		kref_get(&common->refcount);
 		common->added_at = jiffies;
 
 		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&tt_global_entry->orig_list);
 		atomic_set(&tt_global_entry->orig_list_count, 0);
 		spin_lock_init(&tt_global_entry->list_lock);
 
+		kref_get(&common->refcount);
 		hash_added = batadv_hash_add(bat_priv->tt.global_hash,
 					     batadv_compare_tt,
 					     batadv_choose_tt, common,