diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 53fbdbbe8..3c5f7c80b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -1410,9 +1410,12 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_update_seqnos(const struct ethhdr *ethhdr,
 		return BATADV_NO_DUP;
 
 	orig_ifinfo = batadv_orig_ifinfo_new(orig_node, if_outgoing);
-	if (WARN_ON(!orig_ifinfo)) {
+	/* batadv_orig_ifinfo_new() can fail when the memory allocation fails.
+	 * This is not a bug, so don't warn and treat the OGM as non-duplicate.
+	 */
+	if (!orig_ifinfo) {
 		batadv_orig_node_put(orig_node);
-		return 0;
+		return BATADV_NO_DUP;
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&orig_node->bat_iv.ogm_cnt_lock);