diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 0225616d5771..7fa3a0a0524a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_global_data(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 	struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *vlan;
 	u8 *tt_change_ptr;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	spin_lock_bh(&orig_node->vlan_list_lock);
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(vlan, &orig_node->vlan_list, list) {
 		num_vlan++;
 		num_entries += atomic_read(&vlan->tt.num_entries);
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_global_data(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 	*tt_change = (struct batadv_tvlv_tt_change *)tt_change_ptr;
 
 out:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node->vlan_list_lock);
 	return tvlv_len;
 }
 
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_local_data(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	u8 *tt_change_ptr;
 	int change_offset;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->softif_vlan_list_lock);
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(vlan, &bat_priv->softif_vlan_list, list) {
 		num_vlan++;
 		num_entries += atomic_read(&vlan->tt.num_entries);
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_local_data(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	*tt_change = (struct batadv_tvlv_tt_change *)tt_change_ptr;
 
 out:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->softif_vlan_list_lock);
 	return tvlv_len;
 }