diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index a9e7540c5691..3165f6ff8ee7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -878,6 +878,12 @@ static void batadv_v_ogm_process(const struct sk_buff *skb, int ogm_offset,
 		   ntohl(ogm_packet->seqno), ogm_throughput, ogm_packet->ttl,
 		   ogm_packet->version, ntohs(ogm_packet->tvlv_len));
 
+	if (batadv_is_my_mac(bat_priv, ogm_packet->orig)) {
+		batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
+			   "Drop packet: originator packet from ourself\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* If the throughput metric is 0, immediately drop the packet. No need
 	 * to create orig_node / neigh_node for an unusable route.
 	 */
@@ -1005,11 +1011,6 @@ int batadv_v_ogm_packet_recv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (batadv_is_my_mac(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_source))
 		goto free_skb;
 
-	ogm_packet = (struct batadv_ogm2_packet *)skb->data;
-
-	if (batadv_is_my_mac(bat_priv, ogm_packet->orig))
-		goto free_skb;
-
 	batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_MGMT_RX);
 	batadv_add_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_MGMT_RX_BYTES,
 			   skb->len + ETH_HLEN);