diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 9be9c41c529b0c14a95473a01f1faf66577705d7..1ff7fbebf92141b27a39c69723df8cd0838d8e53 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ int tt_local_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 
 static void tt_local_set_pending(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 				 struct tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry,
-				 uint16_t flags)
+				 uint16_t flags, const char *message)
 {
 	tt_local_event(bat_priv, tt_local_entry->common.addr,
 		       tt_local_entry->common.flags | flags);
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ static void tt_local_set_pending(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	 * to be kept in the table in order to send it in a full table
 	 * response issued before the net ttvn increment (consistency check) */
 	tt_local_entry->common.flags |= TT_CLIENT_PENDING;
+
+	bat_dbg(DBG_TT, bat_priv, "Local tt entry (%pM) pending to be removed: "
+		"%s\n", tt_local_entry->common.addr, message);
 }
 
 void tt_local_remove(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr,
@@ -376,10 +379,7 @@ void tt_local_remove(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr,
 		goto out;
 
 	tt_local_set_pending(bat_priv, tt_local_entry, TT_CLIENT_DEL |
-			     (roaming ? TT_CLIENT_ROAM : NO_FLAGS));
-
-	bat_dbg(DBG_TT, bat_priv, "Local tt entry (%pM) pending to be removed: "
-		"%s\n", tt_local_entry->common.addr, message);
+			     (roaming ? TT_CLIENT_ROAM : NO_FLAGS), message);
 out:
 	if (tt_local_entry)
 		tt_local_entry_free_ref(tt_local_entry);
@@ -417,10 +417,7 @@ static void tt_local_purge(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 				continue;
 
 			tt_local_set_pending(bat_priv, tt_local_entry,
-					     TT_CLIENT_DEL);
-			bat_dbg(DBG_TT, bat_priv, "Local tt entry (%pM) "
-				"pending to be removed: timed out\n",
-				tt_local_entry->common.addr);
+					     TT_CLIENT_DEL, "timed out");
 		}
 		spin_unlock_bh(list_lock);
 	}