diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 267780f..4add57d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1959,6 +1959,7 @@
 	struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	uint32_t i, crc_tmp, crc = 0;
+	uint8_t flags;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -1997,6 +1998,13 @@
 
 			crc_tmp = crc32c(0, &tt_common->vid,
 					 sizeof(tt_common->vid));
+
+			/* compute the CRC on flags that have to be kept in sync
+			 * among nodes
+			 */
+			flags = tt_common->flags & BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK;
+			crc_tmp = crc32c(crc_tmp, &flags, sizeof(flags));
+
 			crc ^= crc32c(crc_tmp, tt_common->addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		}
 		rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -2022,6 +2030,7 @@
 	struct batadv_tt_common_entry *tt_common;
 	struct hlist_head *head;
 	uint32_t i, crc_tmp, crc = 0;
+	uint8_t flags;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -2042,6 +2051,13 @@
 
 			crc_tmp = crc32c(0, &tt_common->vid,
 					 sizeof(tt_common->vid));
+
+			/* compute the CRC on flags that have to be kept in sync
+			 * among nodes
+			 */
+			flags = tt_common->flags & BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK;
+			crc_tmp = crc32c(crc_tmp, &flags, sizeof(flags));
+
 			crc ^= crc32c(crc_tmp, tt_common->addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		}
 		rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -3524,6 +3540,9 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	/* synchronized flags must be remote */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(!(BATADV_TT_SYNC_MASK & BATADV_TT_REMOTE_MASK));
+
 	ret = batadv_tt_local_init(bat_priv);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;