diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index e13c2828da47..0df51523dcf0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -819,14 +819,21 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_add_roam(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (!tt_global)
 		return;
 
-	/* Check whether it is a roaming, but don't do anything if the roaming
-	 * process has already been handled
+	/* Handle newly roamed client - but not roamed back client.
+	 *
+	 * A client which roamed back must always be reclaimed from the
+	 * originator(s) which sent the ROAMING_ADV. The global entry created by
+	 * this ROAMING_ADV might still carry BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM because the
+	 * new originator did not yet announce the client.
 	 */
-	scoped_guard(spinlock_bh, &tt_global->common.flags_lock) {
-		if (tt_global->common.flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM)
-			return;
+	if (!roamed_back) {
+		scoped_guard(spinlock_bh, &tt_global->common.flags_lock) {
+			/* Check whether it is a roaming, but don't do anything
+			 * if the roaming process has already been handled.
+			 */
+			if (tt_global->common.flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM)
+				return;
 
-		if (!roamed_back) {
 			/* The global entry has to be marked as ROAMING and has to be
 			 * kept for consistency purpose.
 			 *