diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
index af3da6cdfc79..17100d9ceaf0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ int batadv_v_elp_packet_recv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(if_incoming->soft_iface);
 	struct batadv_elp_packet *elp_packet;
 	struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_if;
-	struct ethhdr *ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
+	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
 	bool res;
 	int ret = NET_RX_DROP;
 
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ int batadv_v_elp_packet_recv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!res)
 		goto free_skb;
 
+	ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 	if (batadv_is_my_mac(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_source))
 		goto free_skb;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index 04a620fd1301..5169b52a084c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ int batadv_v_ogm_packet_recv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(if_incoming->soft_iface);
 	struct batadv_ogm2_packet *ogm_packet;
-	struct ethhdr *ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
+	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
 	int ogm_offset;
 	u8 *packet_pos;
 	int ret = NET_RX_DROP;
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ int batadv_v_ogm_packet_recv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!batadv_check_management_packet(skb, if_incoming, BATADV_OGM2_HLEN))
 		goto free_skb;
 
+	ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 	if (batadv_is_my_mac(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_source))
 		goto free_skb;