diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 275604b..1c546d9 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ static void batadv_recv_handler_init(void);
 
 static int __init batadv_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = batadv_tt_cache_init();
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&batadv_hardif_list);
 	batadv_algo_init();
 
@@ -91,9 +97,8 @@ static int __init batadv_init(void)
 	batadv_nc_init();
 
 	batadv_event_workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue("bat_events");
-
 	if (!batadv_event_workqueue)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_create_wq;
 
 	batadv_socket_init();
 	batadv_debugfs_init();
@@ -106,6 +111,11 @@ static int __init batadv_init(void)
 		BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION, BATADV_COMPAT_VERSION);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_create_wq:
+	batadv_tt_cache_destroy();
+
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static void __exit batadv_exit(void)
@@ -121,6 +131,8 @@ static void __exit batadv_exit(void)
 	batadv_event_workqueue = NULL;
 
 	rcu_barrier();
+
+	batadv_tt_cache_destroy();
 }
 
 int batadv_mesh_init(struct net_device *soft_iface)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 13cae72..f9b865b 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
+#include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/crc32c.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/jhash.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -54,6 +56,10 @@
 #include "soft-interface.h"
 #include "tvlv.h"
 
+static struct kmem_cache *batadv_tl_cache __read_mostly;
+static struct kmem_cache *batadv_tg_cache __read_mostly;
+static struct kmem_cache *batadv_tt_orig_cache __read_mostly;
+
 /* hash class keys */
 static struct lock_class_key batadv_tt_local_hash_lock_class_key;
 static struct lock_class_key batadv_tt_global_hash_lock_class_key;
@@ -205,6 +211,20 @@ batadv_tt_global_hash_find(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *addr,
 }
 
 /**
+ * batadv_tt_local_entry_free_rcu - free the tt_local_entry
+ * @rcu: rcu pointer of the tt_local_entry
+ */
+static void batadv_tt_local_entry_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct batadv_tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry;
+
+	tt_local_entry = container_of(rcu, struct batadv_tt_local_entry,
+				      common.rcu);
+
+	kmem_cache_free(batadv_tl_cache, tt_local_entry);
+}
+
+/**
  * batadv_tt_local_entry_release - release tt_local_entry from lists and queue
  *  for free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the nc_node
@@ -218,7 +238,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 
 	batadv_softif_vlan_put(tt_local_entry->vlan);
 
-	kfree_rcu(tt_local_entry, common.rcu);
+	call_rcu(&tt_local_entry->common.rcu, batadv_tt_local_entry_free_rcu);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -234,6 +254,20 @@ batadv_tt_local_entry_put(struct batadv_tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry)
 }
 
 /**
+ * batadv_tt_global_entry_free_rcu - free the tt_global_entry
+ * @rcu: rcu pointer of the tt_global_entry
+ */
+static void batadv_tt_global_entry_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry;
+
+	tt_global_entry = container_of(rcu, struct batadv_tt_global_entry,
+				       common.rcu);
+
+	kmem_cache_free(batadv_tg_cache, tt_global_entry);
+}
+
+/**
  * batadv_tt_global_entry_release - release tt_global_entry from lists and queue
  *  for free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the nc_node
@@ -246,7 +280,8 @@ static void batadv_tt_global_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 				       common.refcount);
 
 	batadv_tt_global_del_orig_list(tt_global_entry);
-	kfree_rcu(tt_global_entry, common.rcu);
+
+	call_rcu(&tt_global_entry->common.rcu, batadv_tt_global_entry_free_rcu);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -384,6 +419,19 @@ static void batadv_tt_global_size_dec(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 }
 
 /**
+ * batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_rcu - free the orig_entry
+ * @rcu: rcu pointer of the orig_entry
+ */
+static void batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry;
+
+	orig_entry = container_of(rcu, struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry, rcu);
+
+	kmem_cache_free(batadv_tt_orig_cache, orig_entry);
+}
+
+/**
  * batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_release - release tt orig entry from lists and
  *  queue for free after rcu grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the tt orig entry
@@ -396,7 +444,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 				  refcount);
 
 	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_entry->orig_node);
-	kfree_rcu(orig_entry, rcu);
+	call_rcu(&orig_entry->rcu, batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_rcu);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -646,7 +694,7 @@ bool batadv_tt_local_add(struct net_device *soft_iface, const u8 *addr,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	tt_local = kmalloc(sizeof(*tt_local), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	tt_local = kmem_cache_alloc(batadv_tl_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!tt_local)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -654,7 +702,7 @@ bool batadv_tt_local_add(struct net_device *soft_iface, const u8 *addr,
 	vlan = batadv_softif_vlan_get(bat_priv, vid);
 	if (WARN(!vlan, "adding TT local entry %pM to non-existent VLAN %d",
 		 addr, BATADV_PRINT_VID(vid))) {
-		kfree(tt_local);
+		kmem_cache_free(batadv_tl_cache, tt_local);
 		tt_local = NULL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1342,10 +1390,12 @@ batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_add(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	orig_entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*orig_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	orig_entry = kmem_cache_alloc(batadv_tt_orig_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!orig_entry)
 		goto out;
 
+	memset(orig_entry, 0, sizeof(*orig_entry));
+
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&orig_entry->list);
 	kref_get(&orig_node->refcount);
 	batadv_tt_global_size_inc(orig_node, tt_global->common.vid);
@@ -1412,10 +1462,12 @@ static bool batadv_tt_global_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (!tt_global_entry) {
-		tt_global_entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*tt_global_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		tt_global_entry = kmem_cache_alloc(batadv_tg_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!tt_global_entry)
 			goto out;
 
+		memset(tt_global_entry, 0, sizeof(*tt_global_entry));
+
 		common = &tt_global_entry->common;
 		ether_addr_copy(common->addr, tt_addr);
 		common->vid = vid;
@@ -3835,3 +3887,52 @@ bool batadv_tt_global_is_isolated(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+/**
+ * batadv_tt_cache_init - Initialize tt memory object cache
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success or negative error number in case of failure.
+ */
+int __init batadv_tt_cache_init(void)
+{
+	size_t tl_size = sizeof(struct batadv_tt_local_entry);
+	size_t tg_size = sizeof(struct batadv_tt_global_entry);
+	size_t tt_orig_size = sizeof(struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry);
+
+	batadv_tl_cache = kmem_cache_create("batadv_tl_cache", tl_size, 0,
+					    SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL);
+	if (!batadv_tl_cache)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	batadv_tg_cache = kmem_cache_create("batadv_tg_cache", tg_size, 0,
+					    SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL);
+	if (!batadv_tg_cache)
+		goto err_tg_alloc;
+
+	batadv_tt_orig_cache = kmem_cache_create("batadv_tt_orig_cache",
+						 tt_orig_size, 0,
+						 SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL);
+	if (!batadv_tt_orig_cache)
+		goto err_tt_orig_alloc;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_tt_orig_alloc:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(batadv_tg_cache);
+	batadv_tg_cache = NULL;
+err_tg_alloc:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(batadv_tl_cache);
+	batadv_tl_cache = NULL;
+
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_tt_cache_destroy - Destroy tt memory object cache
+ */
+void batadv_tt_cache_destroy(void)
+{
+	kmem_cache_destroy(batadv_tl_cache);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(batadv_tg_cache);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(batadv_tt_orig_cache);
+}
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
index 7c7e2c0..02b0f85 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.h
@@ -59,4 +59,7 @@ bool batadv_tt_add_temporary_global_entry(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 bool batadv_tt_global_is_isolated(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				  const u8 *addr, unsigned short vid);
 
+int batadv_tt_cache_init(void);
+void batadv_tt_cache_destroy(void);
+
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_TRANSLATION_TABLE_H_ */
