diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 06548dae1039..f009cbf8a276 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -887,11 +887,8 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_local_data(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->meshif_vlan_list_lock);
 	hlist_for_each_entry(vlan, &bat_priv->meshif_vlan_list, list) {
 		vlan_entries = atomic_read(&vlan->tt.num_entries);
-		if (vlan_entries < 1)
-			continue;
-
-		num_vlan++;
 		total_entries += vlan_entries;
+		num_vlan++;
 	}
 
 	change_offset = struct_size(*tt_data, vlan_data, num_vlan);
@@ -916,6 +913,7 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_local_data(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	(*tt_data)->num_vlan = htons(num_vlan);
 
 	tt_vlan = (*tt_data)->vlan_data;
+	num_vlan = 0;
 	hlist_for_each_entry(vlan, &bat_priv->meshif_vlan_list, list) {
 		vlan_entries = atomic_read(&vlan->tt.num_entries);
 		if (vlan_entries < 1)
@@ -926,8 +924,15 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_local_data(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		tt_vlan->reserved = 0;
 
 		tt_vlan++;
+		num_vlan++;
 	}
 
+	/* recalculate in case number of VLANs reduced */
+	change_offset = struct_size(*tt_data, vlan_data, num_vlan);
+	tvlv_len = *tt_len + change_offset;
+
+	(*tt_data)->num_vlan = htons(num_vlan);
+
 	tt_change_ptr = (u8 *)*tt_data + change_offset;
 	*tt_change = (struct batadv_tvlv_tt_change *)tt_change_ptr;