diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
index e8090f099eb8..ef0dec20c7d8 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ static u32 batadv_v_elp_get_throughput(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *neigh)
 
 		ret = cfg80211_get_station(real_netdev, neigh->addr, &sinfo);
 
+		/* free the TID stats immediately */
+		cfg80211_sinfo_release_content(&sinfo);
+
 		dev_put(real_netdev);
 		if (ret == -ENOENT) {
 			/* Node is not associated anymore! It would be
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 508f4416dfc9..415d494cbe22 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
-#include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
@@ -179,8 +178,10 @@ static bool batadv_is_on_batman_iface(const struct net_device *net_dev)
 	parent_dev = __dev_get_by_index((struct net *)parent_net,
 					dev_get_iflink(net_dev));
 	/* if we got a NULL parent_dev there is something broken.. */
-	if (WARN(!parent_dev, "Cannot find parent device"))
+	if (!parent_dev) {
+		pr_err("Cannot find parent device\n");
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	if (batadv_mutual_parents(net_dev, net, parent_dev, parent_net))
 		return false;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 5db5a0a4c959..b85ca809e509 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	netif_trans_update(soft_iface);
 	vid = batadv_get_vid(skb, 0);
+
+	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	switch (ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto)) {