batman_ogm_packet->ttvn = 0;
 }
 
+static void bat_iv_ogm_iface_disable(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
+{
+       kfree(hard_iface->packet_buff);
+       hard_iface->packet_buff = NULL;
+}
+
 static void bat_iv_ogm_init_primary(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
        struct batman_ogm_packet *batman_ogm_packet;
 static struct bat_algo_ops batman_iv __read_mostly = {
        .name = "BATMAN IV",
        .bat_iface_enable = bat_iv_ogm_iface_enable,
+       .bat_iface_disable = bat_iv_ogm_iface_disable,
        .bat_ogm_init_primary = bat_iv_ogm_init_primary,
        .bat_ogm_update_mac = bat_iv_ogm_update_mac,
        .bat_ogm_schedule = bat_iv_ogm_schedule,
 
                        hardif_free_ref(new_if);
        }
 
-       kfree(hard_iface->packet_buff);
-       hard_iface->packet_buff = NULL;
+       bat_priv->bat_algo_ops->bat_iface_disable(hard_iface);
        hard_iface->if_status = IF_NOT_IN_USE;
 
        /* delete all references to this hard_iface */
 
 
        /* all algorithms must implement all ops (for now) */
        if (!bat_algo_ops->bat_iface_enable ||
+           !bat_algo_ops->bat_iface_disable ||
            !bat_algo_ops->bat_ogm_init_primary ||
            !bat_algo_ops->bat_ogm_update_mac ||
            !bat_algo_ops->bat_ogm_schedule ||
 
        char *name;
        /* init routing info when hard-interface is enabled */
        void (*bat_iface_enable)(struct hard_iface *hard_iface);
+       /* de-init routing info when hard-interface is disabled */
+       void (*bat_iface_disable)(struct hard_iface *hard_iface);
        /* init primary OGM when primary interface is selected */
        void (*bat_ogm_init_primary)(struct hard_iface *hard_iface);
        /* init mac addresses of the OGM belonging to this hard-interface */