diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index a60bacf7120be88ba7626cf0a87dd34eef0a2eec..2895e3b26e930491dd7609504a225f40ac2e4a52 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -1394,7 +1394,6 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_reply(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 			   hw_src, &ip_src, hw_dst, &ip_dst,
 			   dat_entry->mac_addr,	&dat_entry->ip);
 		dropped = true;
-		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* Update our internal cache with both the IP addresses the node got
@@ -1403,6 +1402,9 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_incoming_arp_reply(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	batadv_dat_entry_add(bat_priv, ip_src, hw_src, vid);
 	batadv_dat_entry_add(bat_priv, ip_dst, hw_dst, vid);
 
+	if (dropped)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* If BLA is enabled, only forward ARP replies if we have claimed the
 	 * source of the ARP reply or if no one else of the same backbone has
 	 * already claimed that client. This prevents that different gateways