diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index e034afbd1bb025..08ce36147c4c3a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 			batadv_softif_destroy_sysfs(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 	}
 
+	hard_iface->soft_iface = NULL;
 	batadv_hardif_put(hard_iface);
 
 out:
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index 2333777f919d8e..8af1611b8ab2c2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ static int batadv_tp_send(void *arg)
 	primary_if = batadv_primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
 	if (unlikely(!primary_if)) {
 		err = BATADV_TP_REASON_DST_UNREACHABLE;
+		tp_vars->reason = err;
 		goto out;
 	}