diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index 0ce090c9fe86b2395dfe1df311b233c53286a06f..2cb98bed15862db6ab1e8f2632af1442e2736f1d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ int recv_bcast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct hard_iface *recv_if)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node->bcast_seqno_lock);
 
 	/* rebroadcast packet */
-	add_bcast_packet_to_list(bat_priv, skb);
+	add_bcast_packet_to_list(bat_priv, skb, 1);
 
 	/* broadcast for me */
 	interface_rx(recv_if->soft_iface, skb, recv_if, hdr_size);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index 7a2f0823f1c29626ff6d0202f6d737d8d74ad37f..2f62b2e4a47bb41b672a782915d7e2381da6c30c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static void _add_bcast_packet_to_list(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
  * The skb is not consumed, so the caller should make sure that the
  * skb is freed. */
 int add_bcast_packet_to_list(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
-			     const struct sk_buff *skb)
+			     const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned long delay)
 {
 	struct hard_iface *primary_if = NULL;
 	struct forw_packet *forw_packet;
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ int add_bcast_packet_to_list(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	/* how often did we send the bcast packet ? */
 	forw_packet->num_packets = 0;
 
-	_add_bcast_packet_to_list(bat_priv, forw_packet, 1);
+	_add_bcast_packet_to_list(bat_priv, forw_packet, delay);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 packet_free:
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.h b/net/batman-adv/send.h
index 633224ab028a676e010959c59bba219e138748eb..1f2d1e8776636f7a5fb3e261868eb2df38197c8d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void schedule_forward_packet(struct orig_node *orig_node,
 			     int directlink,
 			     struct hard_iface *if_outgoing);
 int add_bcast_packet_to_list(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
-			     const struct sk_buff *skb);
+			     const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned long delay);
 void send_outstanding_bat_packet(struct work_struct *work);
 void purge_outstanding_packets(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 			       const struct hard_iface *hard_iface);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 2dcdbb7a236c3bca0e00eeda9587f3ad6af122ca..3f20332e1d38b18606fa94d0250f386d8eb83096 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static int interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *soft_iface)
 		bcast_packet->seqno =
 			htonl(atomic_inc_return(&bat_priv->bcast_seqno));
 
-		add_bcast_packet_to_list(bat_priv, skb);
+		add_bcast_packet_to_list(bat_priv, skb, 1);
 
 		/* a copy is stored in the bcast list, therefore removing
 		 * the original skb. */