diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 8a3ce79b1307..e14f7c6436b4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1679,7 +1679,8 @@ static bool batadv_tt_global_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		ether_addr_copy(common->addr, tt_addr);
 		common->vid = vid;
 
-		common->flags = flags;
+		common->flags = flags & (~BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK);
+
 		tt_global_entry->roam_at = 0;
 		/* node must store current time in case of roaming. This is
 		 * needed to purge this entry out on timeout (if nobody claims