diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index ca743a5e56808c552dd696b7d51df79903eb341d..61a431a9772ba96418644b399c9e787cbfd0e743 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,11 @@ static int batadv_hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 		if (hard_iface == primary_if)
 			batadv_primary_if_update_addr(bat_priv, NULL);
 		break;
+	case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER:
+		hard_iface->wifi_flags = batadv_wifi_flags_evaluate(net_dev);
+		if (batadv_is_wifi_hardif(hard_iface))
+			hard_iface->num_bcasts = BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_WIRELESS;
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}