diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 7c3d994e..71343d0f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -2477,6 +2477,16 @@ static void batadv_iv_iface_activate(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 	batadv_iv_ogm_schedule(hard_iface);
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_iv_init_sel_class - initialize GW selection class
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ */
+static void batadv_iv_init_sel_class(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+{
+	/* set default TQ difference threshold to 20 */
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 20);
+}
+
 static struct batadv_gw_node *
 batadv_iv_gw_get_best_gw_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
@@ -2823,6 +2833,7 @@ static struct batadv_algo_ops batadv_batman_iv __read_mostly = {
 		.del_if = batadv_iv_ogm_orig_del_if,
 	},
 	.gw = {
+		.init_sel_class = batadv_iv_init_sel_class,
 		.get_best_gw_node = batadv_iv_gw_get_best_gw_node,
 		.is_eligible = batadv_iv_gw_is_eligible,
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUGFS
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
index 0acd081d..a36c8e72 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
@@ -668,6 +668,16 @@ static bool batadv_v_neigh_is_sob(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh1,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_v_init_sel_class - initialize GW selection class
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
+ */
+static void batadv_v_init_sel_class(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
+{
+	/* set default throughput difference threshold to 5Mbps */
+	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 50);
+}
+
 static ssize_t batadv_v_store_sel_class(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 					char *buff, size_t count)
 {
@@ -1052,6 +1062,7 @@ static struct batadv_algo_ops batadv_batman_v __read_mostly = {
 		.dump = batadv_v_orig_dump,
 	},
 	.gw = {
+		.init_sel_class = batadv_v_init_sel_class,
 		.store_sel_class = batadv_v_store_sel_class,
 		.show_sel_class = batadv_v_show_sel_class,
 		.get_best_gw_node = batadv_v_gw_get_best_gw_node,
@@ -1092,9 +1103,6 @@ int batadv_v_mesh_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* set default throughput difference threshold to 5Mbps */
-	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 50);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
index 5db2e43e..33940c5c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ static void batadv_gw_tvlv_ogm_handler_v1(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
  */
 void batadv_gw_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
+	if (bat_priv->algo_ops->gw.init_sel_class)
+		bat_priv->algo_ops->gw.init_sel_class(bat_priv);
+	else
+		atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 1);
+
 	batadv_tvlv_handler_register(bat_priv, batadv_gw_tvlv_ogm_handler_v1,
 				     NULL, BATADV_TVLV_GW, 1,
 				     BATADV_TVLV_HANDLER_OGM_CIFNOTFND);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 5d099b2e..d042c99a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -819,7 +819,6 @@ static int batadv_softif_init_late(struct net_device *dev)
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->mcast.num_want_all_ipv6, 0);
 #endif
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.mode, BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF);
-	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.sel_class, 20);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.bandwidth_down, 100);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->gw.bandwidth_up, 20);
 	atomic_set(&bat_priv->orig_interval, 1000);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 66b25e41..246f21b4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -1489,6 +1489,7 @@ struct batadv_algo_orig_ops {
 
 /**
  * struct batadv_algo_gw_ops - mesh algorithm callbacks (GW specific)
+ * @init_sel_class: initialize GW selection class (optional)
  * @store_sel_class: parse and stores a new GW selection class (optional)
  * @show_sel_class: prints the current GW selection class (optional)
  * @get_best_gw_node: select the best GW from the list of available nodes
@@ -1499,6 +1500,7 @@ struct batadv_algo_orig_ops {
  * @dump: dump gateways to a netlink socket (optional)
  */
 struct batadv_algo_gw_ops {
+	void (*init_sel_class)(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv);
 	ssize_t (*store_sel_class)(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, char *buff,
 				   size_t count);
 	ssize_t (*show_sel_class)(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, char *buff);
