diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index b9a28d2dd3e8d907526ebd51dfedba9e993fd526..ce0684a1fc836f6713ce7cf1e1164e39b4cf0fd2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ void batadv_interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 
 	soft_iface->last_rx = jiffies;
 
+	/* Let the bridge loop avoidance check the packet. If will
+	 * not handle it, we can safely push it up.
+	 */
+	if (batadv_bla_rx(bat_priv, skb, vid, is_bcast))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (orig_node)
 		batadv_tt_add_temporary_global_entry(bat_priv, orig_node,
 						     ethhdr->h_source);
@@ -332,12 +338,6 @@ void batadv_interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 	if (batadv_is_ap_isolated(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_source, ethhdr->h_dest))
 		goto dropped;
 
-	/* Let the bridge loop avoidance check the packet. If will
-	 * not handle it, we can safely push it up.
-	 */
-	if (batadv_bla_rx(bat_priv, skb, vid, is_bcast))
-		goto out;
-
 	netif_rx(skb);
 	goto out;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 112edd371b2f81c79f431c6e99402165405c1b10..baae71585804313ff406aad0ab7f04b0b7daa189 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -769,6 +769,12 @@ int batadv_tt_global_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		 */
 		tt_global_entry->common.flags &= ~BATADV_TT_CLIENT_TEMP;
 
+		/* the change can carry possible "attribute" flags like the
+		 * TT_CLIENT_WIFI, therefore they have to be copied in the
+		 * client entry
+		 */
+		tt_global_entry->common.flags |= flags;
+
 		/* If there is the BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM flag set, there is only
 		 * one originator left in the list and we previously received a
 		 * delete + roaming change for this originator.
@@ -1496,7 +1502,7 @@ batadv_tt_response_fill_table(uint16_t tt_len, uint8_t ttvn,
 
 			memcpy(tt_change->addr, tt_common_entry->addr,
 			       ETH_ALEN);
-			tt_change->flags = BATADV_NO_FLAGS;
+			tt_change->flags = tt_common_entry->flags;
 
 			tt_count++;
 			tt_change++;
@@ -2450,6 +2456,13 @@ bool batadv_tt_add_temporary_global_entry(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 {
 	bool ret = false;
 
+	/* if the originator is a backbone node (meaning it belongs to the same
+	 * LAN of this node) the temporary client must not be added because to
+	 * reach such destination the node must use the LAN instead of the mesh
+	 */
+	if (batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw_orig(bat_priv, orig_node->orig))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (!batadv_tt_global_add(bat_priv, orig_node, addr,
 				  BATADV_TT_CLIENT_TEMP,
 				  atomic_read(&orig_node->last_ttvn)))