diff --git a/net/batman-adv/packet.h b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
index 9fbcaacc345a..843b96ac355a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/packet.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
@@ -110,12 +110,13 @@ enum batadv_tt_data_flags {
 
 /* BATADV_TT_CLIENT flags.
  * Flags from BIT(0) to BIT(7) are sent on the wire, while flags from BIT(8) to
- * BIT(15) are used for local computation only
+ * BIT(15) are used for local computation only.
+ * Flags from BIT(4) to BIT(7) are kept in sync with the rest of the network.
  */
 enum batadv_tt_client_flags {
 	BATADV_TT_CLIENT_DEL     = BIT(0),
 	BATADV_TT_CLIENT_ROAM    = BIT(1),
-	BATADV_TT_CLIENT_WIFI    = BIT(2),
+	BATADV_TT_CLIENT_WIFI    = BIT(4),
 	BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NOPURGE = BIT(8),
 	BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NEW     = BIT(9),
 	BATADV_TT_CLIENT_PENDING = BIT(10),
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 267780f4b438..4add57d4857f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1959,6 +1959,7 @@ static uint32_t batadv_tt_global_crc(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	uint32_t i, crc_tmp, crc = 0;
+	uint8_t flags;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -1997,6 +1998,13 @@ static uint32_t batadv_tt_global_crc(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 			crc_tmp = crc32c(0, &tt_common->vid,
 					 sizeof(tt_common->vid));
+
+			/* compute the CRC on flags that have to be kept in sync
+			 * among nodes
+			 */
+			flags = tt_common->flags & BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK;
+			crc_tmp = crc32c(crc_tmp, &flags, sizeof(flags));
+
 			crc ^= crc32c(crc_tmp, tt_common->addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		}
 		rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -2022,6 +2030,7 @@ static uint32_t batadv_tt_local_crc(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct batadv_tt_common_entry *tt_common;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	uint32_t i, crc_tmp, crc = 0;
+	uint8_t flags;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -2042,6 +2051,13 @@ static uint32_t batadv_tt_local_crc(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 			crc_tmp = crc32c(0, &tt_common->vid,
 					 sizeof(tt_common->vid));
+
+			/* compute the CRC on flags that have to be kept in sync
+			 * among nodes
+			 */
+			flags = tt_common->flags & BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK;
+			crc_tmp = crc32c(crc_tmp, &flags, sizeof(flags));
+
 			crc ^= crc32c(crc_tmp, tt_common->addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		}
 		rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -3524,6 +3540,9 @@ int batadv_tt_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	/* synchronized flags must be remote */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(!(BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK & BATADV_TT_REMOTE_MASK));
+
 	ret = batadv_tt_local_init(bat_priv);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 61297b6db85e..3c2116274de2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
  */
 #define BATADV_TT_REMOTE_MASK	0x00FF
 
+/**
+ * BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK - bitmask of the flags that need to be kept in sync
+ *  among the nodes. These flags are used to compute the global/local CRC
+ */
+#define BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK	0x00F0
+
 /**
  * struct batadv_hard_iface_bat_iv - per hard interface B.A.T.M.A.N. IV data
  * @ogm_buff: buffer holding the OGM packet