diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index e0a723991c54c214dc12c7bed679c4195d71e8b9..5467955eb27c6c3e069db480f8a0ebc97fcaf107 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ static int batadv_softif_init_late(struct net_device *dev)
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.bandwidth_down, 100);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.bandwidth_up, 20);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->orig_interval, 1000);
-	atomic_set(&bat_priv->hop_penalty, 15);
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->hop_penalty, 30);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->log_level, 0);
 #endif