diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 948860a2a576..22bc65102370 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -146,8 +146,10 @@ static int batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct batadv_bcast_packet *bcast_packet;
 	struct vlan_ethhdr *vhdr;
 	__be16 ethertype = __constant_htons(BATADV_ETH_P_BATMAN);
-	static const uint8_t stp_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0x01, 0x80, 0xC2, 0x00, 0x00,
-						   0x00};
+	static const uint8_t stp_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0x01, 0x80, 0xC2, 0x00,
+						   0x00, 0x00};
+	static const uint8_t ectp_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0xCF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+						    0x00, 0x00};
 	unsigned int header_len = 0;
 	int data_len = skb->len, ret;
 	short vid __maybe_unused = -1;
@@ -180,10 +182,16 @@ static int batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/* don't accept stp packets. STP does not help in meshes.
 	 * better use the bridge loop avoidance ...
+	 *
+	 * The same goes for ECTP sent at least by some Cisco Switches,
+	 * it might confuse the mesh when used with bridge loop avoidance.
 	 */
 	if (batadv_compare_eth(ethhdr->h_dest, stp_addr))
 		goto dropped;
 
+	if (batadv_compare_eth(ethhdr->h_dest, ectp_addr))
+		goto dropped;
+
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest)) {
 		do_bcast = true;