diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index a4397aa881dd..ca6c3f6374bc 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/build_bug.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
 #include <linux/cache.h>
@@ -1156,6 +1157,9 @@ static void batadv_tp_receiver_shutdown(struct timer_list *t)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&tp_vars->unacked_lock);
 
 	/* drop reference of timer */
+	if (WARN_ON(atomic_xchg(&tp_vars->receiving, 0) != 1))
+		return;
+
 	batadv_tp_vars_put(tp_vars);
 }
 
@@ -1374,6 +1378,7 @@ batadv_tp_init_recv(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	ether_addr_copy(tp_vars->other_end, icmp->orig);
 	tp_vars->role = BATADV_TP_RECEIVER;
+	atomic_set(&tp_vars->receiving, 1);
 	memcpy(tp_vars->session, icmp->session, sizeof(tp_vars->session));
 	tp_vars->last_recv = BATADV_TP_FIRST_SEQ;
 	tp_vars->bat_priv = bat_priv;
@@ -1546,8 +1551,12 @@ void batadv_tp_stop_all(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 			break;
 		case BATADV_TP_RECEIVER:
 			batadv_tp_list_detach(tp_var);
-			if (timer_shutdown_sync(&tp_var->timer))
-				batadv_tp_vars_put(tp_var);
+			timer_shutdown_sync(&tp_var->timer);
+
+			if (atomic_xchg(&tp_var->receiving, 0) != 1)
+				break;
+
+			batadv_tp_vars_put(tp_var);
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index daa06f421154..b9c0b7779122 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -1323,6 +1323,9 @@ struct batadv_tp_vars {
 	/** @sending: sending binary semaphore: 1 if sending, 0 is not */
 	atomic_t sending;
 
+	/** @receiving: receiving binary semaphore: 1 if receiving, 0 is not */
+	atomic_t receiving;
+
 	/** @reason: reason for a stopped session */
 	enum batadv_tp_meter_reason reason;