diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index 9ecbc6023cfc..1655f181c929 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -154,9 +154,12 @@ static void batadv_tp_update_cwnd(struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars, u32 mss)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* prevent overflow in (mss * mss) << 3 */
+	mss = min_t(u32, mss, (1U << 14) - 1);
+
 	/* increment CWND at least of 1 (section 3.1 of RFC5681) */
 	tp_vars->dec_cwnd += max_t(u32, 1U << 3,
-				   ((mss * mss) << 6) / (tp_vars->cwnd << 3));
+				   ((mss * mss) << 3) / tp_vars->cwnd);
 	if (tp_vars->dec_cwnd < (mss << 3)) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&tp_vars->cwnd_lock);
 		return;