diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index 27649e85f3f666b6131ae4becf367ce3a7b108d8..a0876eae09d25ac72df5fdcef4989070b2687c88 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -592,15 +592,16 @@ static int batadv_write_buffer_text(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	curr_gw = batadv_gw_get_selected_gw_node(bat_priv);
 
-	ret = seq_printf(seq, "%s %pM (%3i) %pM [%10s]: %u.%u/%u.%u MBit\n",
-			 (curr_gw == gw_node ? "=>" : "  "),
-			 gw_node->orig_node->orig,
-			 router_ifinfo->bat_iv.tq_avg, router->addr,
-			 router->if_incoming->net_dev->name,
-			 gw_node->bandwidth_down / 10,
-			 gw_node->bandwidth_down % 10,
-			 gw_node->bandwidth_up / 10,
-			 gw_node->bandwidth_up % 10);
+	seq_printf(seq, "%s %pM (%3i) %pM [%10s]: %u.%u/%u.%u MBit\n",
+		   (curr_gw == gw_node ? "=>" : "  "),
+		   gw_node->orig_node->orig,
+		   router_ifinfo->bat_iv.tq_avg, router->addr,
+		   router->if_incoming->net_dev->name,
+		   gw_node->bandwidth_down / 10,
+		   gw_node->bandwidth_down % 10,
+		   gw_node->bandwidth_up / 10,
+		   gw_node->bandwidth_up % 10);
+	ret = seq_has_overflowed(seq);
 
 	if (curr_gw)
 		batadv_gw_node_free_ref(curr_gw);