diff --git a/net/batman-adv/packet.h b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
index c5f081dfc6d1..590e4a66089f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/packet.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
@@ -78,10 +78,13 @@ enum tt_query_flags {
 	TT_FULL_TABLE = 1 << 2
 };
 
-/* TT_CHANGE flags */
-enum tt_change_flags {
-	TT_CHANGE_DEL  = 0x01,
-	TT_CLIENT_ROAM = 0x02
+/* TT_CLIENT flags.
+ * Flags from 1 to 1 << 7 are sent on the wire, while flags from 1 << 8 to
+ * 1 << 15 are used for local computation only */
+enum tt_client_flags {
+	TT_CLIENT_DEL     = 1 << 0,
+	TT_CLIENT_ROAM    = 1 << 1,
+	TT_CLIENT_NOPURGE = 1 << 8
 };
 
 struct batman_packet {
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 5f1fcd573633..4208dc71257b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -211,13 +211,12 @@ void tt_local_add(struct net_device *soft_iface, const uint8_t *addr)
 
 	memcpy(tt_local_entry->addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	tt_local_entry->last_seen = jiffies;
+	tt_local_entry->flags = NO_FLAGS;
 	atomic_set(&tt_local_entry->refcount, 2);
 
 	/* the batman interface mac address should never be purged */
 	if (compare_eth(addr, soft_iface->dev_addr))
-		tt_local_entry->never_purge = 1;
-	else
-		tt_local_entry->never_purge = 0;
+		tt_local_entry->flags |= TT_CLIENT_NOPURGE;
 
 	hash_add(bat_priv->tt_local_hash, compare_ltt, choose_orig,
 		 tt_local_entry, &tt_local_entry->hash_entry);
@@ -387,7 +386,7 @@ void tt_local_remove(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, const uint8_t *addr,
 	if (!tt_local_entry)
 		goto out;
 
-	tt_local_event(bat_priv, TT_CHANGE_DEL, tt_local_entry->addr, roaming);
+	tt_local_event(bat_priv, TT_CLIENT_DEL, tt_local_entry->addr, roaming);
 	tt_local_del(bat_priv, tt_local_entry, message);
 out:
 	if (tt_local_entry)
@@ -410,14 +409,14 @@ static void tt_local_purge(struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 		spin_lock_bh(list_lock);
 		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(tt_local_entry, node, node_tmp,
 					  head, hash_entry) {
-			if (tt_local_entry->never_purge)
+			if (tt_local_entry->flags & TT_CLIENT_NOPURGE)
 				continue;
 
 			if (!is_out_of_time(tt_local_entry->last_seen,
 					    TT_LOCAL_TIMEOUT * 1000))
 				continue;
 
-			tt_local_event(bat_priv, TT_CHANGE_DEL,
+			tt_local_event(bat_priv, TT_CLIENT_DEL,
 				       tt_local_entry->addr, false);
 			atomic_dec(&bat_priv->num_local_tt);
 			bat_dbg(DBG_TT, bat_priv, "Deleting local "
@@ -1335,7 +1334,7 @@ static void _tt_update_changes(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < tt_num_changes; i++) {
-		if ((tt_change + i)->flags & TT_CHANGE_DEL)
+		if ((tt_change + i)->flags & TT_CLIENT_DEL)
 			tt_global_del(bat_priv, orig_node,
 				      (tt_change + i)->addr,
 				      "tt removed by changes",
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
index 1cd2d39529fe..460e5839cdd6 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ void tt_local_add(struct net_device *soft_iface, const uint8_t *addr);
 void tt_local_remove(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 		     const uint8_t *addr, const char *message, bool roaming);
 int tt_local_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
-void tt_global_add_orig(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
-			struct orig_node *orig_node,
+void tt_global_add_orig(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct orig_node *orig_node,
 			const unsigned char *tt_buff, int tt_buff_len);
 int tt_global_add(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 		  struct orig_node *orig_node, const unsigned char *addr,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 85cf1224881e..25bd1db35370 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ struct socket_packet {
 struct tt_local_entry {
 	uint8_t addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	unsigned long last_seen;
-	char never_purge;
+	uint16_t flags;
 	atomic_t refcount;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 	struct hlist_node hash_entry;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ struct tt_global_entry {
 	uint8_t addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	struct orig_node *orig_node;
 	uint8_t ttvn;
-	uint8_t flags; /* only TT_GLOBAL_ROAM is used */
+	uint16_t flags; /* only TT_GLOBAL_ROAM is used */
 	unsigned long roam_at; /* time at which TT_GLOBAL_ROAM was set */
 	atomic_t refcount;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;