diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
index 7d170010beb9..ee08540ce503 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ int batadv_v_elp_iface_enable(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 		goto out;
 
 	skb_reserve(hard_iface->bat_v.elp_skb, ETH_HLEN + NET_IP_ALIGN);
-	elp_buff = skb_push(hard_iface->bat_v.elp_skb, BATADV_ELP_HLEN);
+	elp_buff = skb_put(hard_iface->bat_v.elp_skb, BATADV_ELP_HLEN);
 	elp_packet = (struct batadv_elp_packet *)elp_buff;
 	memset(elp_packet, 0, BATADV_ELP_HLEN);