diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 9f3925a85aab07e8eae11a1ac7b40e85f64fc480..7d02ebd11a7f1bd13b173cbe1eb0f54e623e0345 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_emit_send_time(const struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 	unsigned int msecs;
 
 	msecs = atomic_read(&bat_priv->orig_interval) - BATADV_JITTER;
-	msecs += (random32() % 2 * BATADV_JITTER);
+	msecs += random32() % (2 * BATADV_JITTER);
 
 	return jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(msecs);
 }