diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index b4881f8e28e8145824c0faed2279f9458c0853e4..875a702542c2f54e5a00e718373de898bd26e61c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -346,6 +346,11 @@ void batadv_interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 	skb_pull_rcsum(skb, hdr_size);
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 
+	/* clean the netfilter state now that the batman-adv header has been
+	 * removed
+	 */
+	nf_reset(skb);
+
 	vid = batadv_get_vid(skb, hdr_size);
 	ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);