diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index f009cbf8a276..2259b241e0b5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -797,24 +797,26 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_global_data(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 				   s32 *tt_len)
 {
 	u16 num_vlan = 0;
-	u16 num_entries = 0;
 	u16 tvlv_len = 0;
 	unsigned int change_offset;
 	struct batadv_tvlv_tt_vlan_data *tt_vlan;
 	struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *vlan;
+	u16 total_entries = 0;
 	u8 *tt_change_ptr;
+	int vlan_entries;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&orig_node->vlan_list_lock);
 	hlist_for_each_entry(vlan, &orig_node->vlan_list, list) {
+		vlan_entries = atomic_read(&vlan->tt.num_entries);
+		total_entries += vlan_entries;
 		num_vlan++;
-		num_entries += atomic_read(&vlan->tt.num_entries);
 	}
 
 	change_offset = struct_size(*tt_data, vlan_data, num_vlan);
 
 	/* if tt_len is negative, allocate the space needed by the full table */
 	if (*tt_len < 0)
-		*tt_len = batadv_tt_len(num_entries);
+		*tt_len = batadv_tt_len(total_entries);
 
 	if (change_offset > U16_MAX || *tt_len > U16_MAX - change_offset) {
 		*tt_len = 0;
@@ -835,14 +837,26 @@ batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_global_data(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 	(*tt_data)->num_vlan = htons(num_vlan);
 
 	tt_vlan = (*tt_data)->vlan_data;
+	num_vlan = 0;
 	hlist_for_each_entry(vlan, &orig_node->vlan_list, list) {
+		vlan_entries = atomic_read(&vlan->tt.num_entries);
+		if (vlan_entries < 1)
+			continue;
+
 		tt_vlan->vid = htons(vlan->vid);
 		tt_vlan->crc = htonl(vlan->tt.crc);
 		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;