diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 3e2f91ffa4e2ea2a7d74f9cf8bfe79def126cfd9..05dd35114a276295d86560e6a877ff12ad6ef60d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static int interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *soft_iface)
 	struct orig_node *orig_node = NULL;
 	int data_len = skb->len, ret;
 	short vid = -1;
-	bool do_bcast = false;
+	bool do_bcast;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->mesh_state) != MESH_ACTIVE)
 		goto dropped;
@@ -598,15 +598,15 @@ static int interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *soft_iface)
 	tt_local_add(soft_iface, ethhdr->h_source);
 
 	orig_node = transtable_search(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_dest);
-	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest) ||
-				(orig_node && orig_node->gw_flags)) {
+	do_bcast = is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest);
+	if (do_bcast ||	(orig_node && orig_node->gw_flags)) {
 		ret = gw_is_target(bat_priv, skb, orig_node);
 
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto dropped;
 
-		if (ret == 0)
-			do_bcast = true;
+		if (ret)
+			do_bcast = false;
 	}
 
 	/* ethernet packet should be broadcasted */