diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 4bfad36a4b70..aae72015645a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ static bool batadv_send_tt_request(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 out:
 	batadv_hardif_put(primary_if);
 
-	if (ret && tt_req_node) {
+	if (!ret && tt_req_node) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.req_list_lock);
 		if (!hlist_unhashed(&tt_req_node->list)) {
 			hlist_del_init(&tt_req_node->list);