diff --git a/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batadv.sh b/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batadv.sh
index 632a209..201084a 100644
--- a/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batadv.sh
+++ b/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batadv.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 . ../netifd-proto.sh
 init_proto "$@"
 
+bat_load_module()
+{
+	[ -d "/sys/module/batman_adv/" ] && return
+	load_modules /etc/modules.d/*-crc16 /etc/modules.d/*-crypto* /etc/modules.d/*-lib-crc* /etc/modules.d/*-batman-adv*
+}
+
 proto_batadv_init_config() {
 	proto_config_add_string "mesh"
 }
@@ -15,6 +21,8 @@ proto_batadv_setup() {
 	local mesh
 	json_get_vars mesh
 
+	bat_load_module
+
 	echo "$mesh" > "/sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface"
 	proto_init_update "$iface" 1
 	proto_send_update "$config"
diff --git a/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batmesh.sh b/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batmesh.sh
index 2038739..ba6e783 100755
--- a/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batmesh.sh
+++ b/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batmesh.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 . ../netifd-proto.sh
 init_proto "$@"
 
-bat_load_module()
-{
-	[ -d "/sys/module/batman_adv/" ] && return
-	load_modules /etc/modules.d/*-crc16 /etc/modules.d/*-crypto* /etc/modules.d/*-lib-crc* /etc/modules.d/*-batman-adv*
-}
-
 proto_batmesh_init_config() {
 	proto_config_add_string "aggregated_ogms"
 	proto_config_add_string "ap_isolation"