diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index 0e39ea33e5f2..8d7308327a9b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -1045,6 +1045,7 @@ void batadv_tp_start(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *dst,
 	tp_vars->icmp_uid = icmp_uid;
 
 	tp_vars->last_sent = BATADV_TP_FIRST_SEQ;
+	atomic_set(&tp_vars->dup_acks, 0);
 	atomic_set(&tp_vars->last_acked, BATADV_TP_FIRST_SEQ);
 	tp_vars->fast_recovery = false;
 	tp_vars->recover = BATADV_TP_FIRST_SEQ;