diff --git a/net/batman-adv/vis.c b/net/batman-adv/vis.c
index f69a3748f8ae4fc55e6099559aad29034159a582..0be55beba054a6922a68de8f249f33d5bbfbe6b1 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/vis.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/vis.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static struct vis_info *add_packet(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 			      info);
 	if (hash_added < 0) {
 		/* did not work (for some reason) */
-		kref_put(&old_info->refcount, free_info);
+		kref_put(&info->refcount, free_info);
 		info = NULL;
 	}