diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
index d3503fbfec93..b24e4bb64fb5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
@@ -740,7 +740,8 @@ void batadv_mcast_purge_orig(struct batadv_orig_node *orig)
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = orig->bat_priv;
 
-	if (!(orig->capabilities & BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_MCAST))
+	if (!(orig->capabilities & BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_MCAST) &&
+	    orig->capa_initialized & BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_MCAST)
 		atomic_dec(&bat_priv->mcast.num_disabled);
 
 	batadv_mcast_want_unsnoop_update(bat_priv, orig, BATADV_NO_FLAGS);