diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index a66c2dcd1088..660c40fe13ea 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -2031,10 +2031,10 @@ bool is_ap_isolated(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst)
 {
 	struct tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry = NULL;
 	struct tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry = NULL;
-	bool ret = true;
+	bool ret = false;
 
 	if (!atomic_read(&bat_priv->ap_isolation))
-		return false;
+		goto out;
 
 	tt_local_entry = tt_local_hash_find(bat_priv, dst);
 	if (!tt_local_entry)
@@ -2044,10 +2044,10 @@ bool is_ap_isolated(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst)
 	if (!tt_global_entry)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (_is_ap_isolated(tt_local_entry, tt_global_entry))
+	if (!_is_ap_isolated(tt_local_entry, tt_global_entry))
 		goto out;
 
-	ret = false;
+	ret = true;
 
 out:
 	if (tt_global_entry)