diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 8c4b790b98bec99792256a02b60077f972f2e752..f15200760d6531b371b7e3568ff3193c2308b06d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ int hardif_enable_interface(struct hard_iface *hard_iface,
 	hard_iface->batman_adv_ptype.dev = hard_iface->net_dev;
 	dev_add_pack(&hard_iface->batman_adv_ptype);
 
-	atomic_set(&hard_iface->seqno, 1);
 	atomic_set(&hard_iface->frag_seqno, 1);
 	bat_info(hard_iface->soft_iface, "Adding interface: %s\n",
 		 hard_iface->net_dev->name);
@@ -451,6 +450,13 @@ static struct hard_iface *hardif_add_interface(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	check_known_mac_addr(hard_iface->net_dev);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&hard_iface->list, &hardif_list);
 
+	/**
+	 * This can't be called via a bat_priv callback because
+	 * we have no bat_priv yet.
+	 */
+	atomic_set(&hard_iface->seqno, 1);
+	hard_iface->packet_buff = NULL;
+
 	return hard_iface;
 
 free_if: