struct hard_iface *hard_iface;
        struct net_device *soft_iface;
        struct bat_priv *bat_priv;
+       struct hard_iface *primary_if = NULL;
        struct batman_packet *batman_packet =
                (struct batman_packet *)(forw_packet->skb->data);
        int directlink = (batman_packet->flags & DIRECTLINK ? 1 : 0);
        if (!forw_packet->if_incoming) {
                pr_err("Error - can't forward packet: incoming iface not "
                       "specified\n");
-               return;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        soft_iface = forw_packet->if_incoming->soft_iface;
        bat_priv = netdev_priv(soft_iface);
 
        if (forw_packet->if_incoming->if_status != IF_ACTIVE)
-               return;
+               goto out;
+
+       primary_if = primary_if_get_selected(bat_priv);
+       if (!primary_if)
+               goto out;
 
        /* multihomed peer assumed */
        /* non-primary OGMs are only broadcasted on their interface */
        if ((directlink && (batman_packet->ttl == 1)) ||
-           (forw_packet->own && (forw_packet->if_incoming->if_num > 0))) {
+           (forw_packet->own && (forw_packet->if_incoming != primary_if))) {
 
                /* FIXME: what about aggregated packets ? */
                bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
                                broadcast_addr);
                forw_packet->skb = NULL;
 
-               return;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        /* broadcast on every interface */
                send_packet_to_if(forw_packet, hard_iface);
        }
        rcu_read_unlock();
+
+out:
+       if (primary_if)
+               hardif_free_ref(primary_if);
 }
 
 static void realloc_packet_buffer(struct hard_iface *hard_iface,