diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
index 46ed61dbf087..cc6ac580c620 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
@@ -160,10 +161,10 @@ batadv_tvlv_container_get(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u8 type, u8 version)
  *
  * Return: size of all currently registered tvlv containers in bytes.
  */
-static u16 batadv_tvlv_container_list_size(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+static size_t batadv_tvlv_container_list_size(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	struct batadv_tvlv_container *tvlv;
-	u16 tvlv_len = 0;
+	size_t tvlv_len = 0;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&bat_priv->tvlv.container_list_lock);
 
@@ -316,13 +317,17 @@ int batadv_tvlv_container_ogm_append(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 {
 	struct batadv_tvlv_container *tvlv;
 	struct batadv_tvlv_hdr *tvlv_hdr;
-	u16 tvlv_value_len;
+	size_t tvlv_value_len;
 	void *tvlv_value;
 	int tvlv_len_ret;
 	bool ret;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tvlv.container_list_lock);
 	tvlv_value_len = batadv_tvlv_container_list_size(bat_priv);
+	if (tvlv_value_len > U16_MAX) {
+		tvlv_len_ret = -E2BIG;
+		goto end;
+	}
 
 	ret = batadv_tvlv_realloc_packet_buff(packet_buff, packet_buff_len,
 					      packet_min_len, tvlv_value_len);