diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index ed9aaf30fbcf..3bd7ed6b6b3e 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
@@ -325,6 +326,9 @@ out:
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @orig_node: originator announcing gateway capabilities
  * @gateway: announced bandwidth information
+ *
+ * Has to be called with the appropriate locks being acquired
+ * (gw.list_lock).
  */
 static void batadv_gw_node_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 			       struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
@@ -332,6 +336,8 @@ static void batadv_gw_node_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 {
 	struct batadv_gw_node *gw_node;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bat_priv->gw.list_lock);
+
 	if (gateway->bandwidth_down == 0)
 		return;
 
@@ -346,10 +352,8 @@ static void batadv_gw_node_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	gw_node->bandwidth_down = ntohl(gateway->bandwidth_down);
 	gw_node->bandwidth_up = ntohl(gateway->bandwidth_up);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->gw.list_lock);
 	kref_get(&gw_node->refcount);
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&gw_node->list, &bat_priv->gw.list);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->gw.list_lock);
 
 	batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
 		   "Found new gateway %pM -> gw bandwidth: %u.%u/%u.%u MBit\n",
@@ -404,11 +408,14 @@ void batadv_gw_node_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 {
 	struct batadv_gw_node *gw_node, *curr_gw = NULL;
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->gw.list_lock);
 	gw_node = batadv_gw_node_get(bat_priv, orig_node);
 	if (!gw_node) {
 		batadv_gw_node_add(bat_priv, orig_node, gateway);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->gw.list_lock);
 		goto out;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->gw.list_lock);
 
 	if ((gw_node->bandwidth_down == ntohl(gateway->bandwidth_down)) &&
 	    (gw_node->bandwidth_up == ntohl(gateway->bandwidth_up)))