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diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index 2cb98bed158..0f32c818874 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ static void update_transtable(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
* to recompute it to spot any possible inconsistency
* in the global table */
orig_node->tt_crc = tt_global_crc(bat_priv, orig_node);
+
+ /* The ttvn alone is not enough to guarantee consistency
+ * because a single value could repesent different states
+ * (due to the wrap around). Thus a node has to check whether
+ * the resulting table (after applying the changes) is still
+ * consistent or not. E.g. a node could disconnect while its
+ * ttvn is X and reconnect on ttvn = X + TTVN_MAX: in this case
+ * checking the CRC value is mandatory to detect the
+ * inconsistency */
+ if (orig_node->tt_crc != tt_crc)
+ goto request_table;
+
/* Roaming phase is over: tables are in sync again. I can
* unset the flag */
orig_node->tt_poss_change = false;