diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 2c2670b85fa9..adc686087a26 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ 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);
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ 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);
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ 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;
 }