diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index 58ca59a2799e..066c76113fc4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ void batadv_tp_start(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *dst,
 
 	tp_vars = kmalloc_obj(*tp_vars, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!tp_vars) {
+		atomic_dec(&bat_priv->tp_num);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tp_list_lock);
 		batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_TP_METER, bat_priv,
 			   "Meter: %s cannot allocate list elements\n",
@@ -1366,8 +1367,10 @@ batadv_tp_init_recv(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	}
 
 	tp_vars = kmalloc_obj(*tp_vars, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!tp_vars)
+	if (!tp_vars) {
+		atomic_dec(&bat_priv->tp_num);
 		goto out_unlock;
+	}
 
 	ether_addr_copy(tp_vars->other_end, icmp->orig);
 	tp_vars->role = BATADV_TP_RECEIVER;