diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index d277ba724a86..50fc07b9d353 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
@@ -737,13 +738,17 @@ static u16 batadv_tvlv_container_list_size(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 /**
  * batadv_tvlv_container_remove - remove tvlv container from the tvlv container
  *  list
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @tvlv: the to be removed tvlv container
  *
  * Has to be called with the appropriate locks being acquired
  * (tvlv.container_list_lock).
  */
-static void batadv_tvlv_container_remove(struct batadv_tvlv_container *tvlv)
+static void batadv_tvlv_container_remove(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+					 struct batadv_tvlv_container *tvlv)
 {
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bat_priv->tvlv.handler_list_lock);
+
 	if (!tvlv)
 		return;
 
@@ -768,7 +773,7 @@ void batadv_tvlv_container_unregister(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tvlv.container_list_lock);
 	tvlv = batadv_tvlv_container_get(bat_priv, type, version);
-	batadv_tvlv_container_remove(tvlv);
+	batadv_tvlv_container_remove(bat_priv, tvlv);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tvlv.container_list_lock);
 }
 
@@ -807,7 +812,7 @@ void batadv_tvlv_container_register(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tvlv.container_list_lock);
 	tvlv_old = batadv_tvlv_container_get(bat_priv, type, version);
-	batadv_tvlv_container_remove(tvlv_old);
+	batadv_tvlv_container_remove(bat_priv, tvlv_old);
 	hlist_add_head(&tvlv_new->list, &bat_priv->tvlv.container_list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tvlv.container_list_lock);
 }
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
index 2593f0fe0bad..410f34cf85c2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
@@ -103,15 +104,19 @@ static bool batadv_mcast_mla_is_duplicate(u8 *mcast_addr,
 
 /**
  * batadv_mcast_mla_list_free - free a list of multicast addresses
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
  * @mcast_list: the list to free
  *
  * Removes and frees all items in the given mcast_list.
  */
-static void batadv_mcast_mla_list_free(struct hlist_head *mcast_list)
+static void batadv_mcast_mla_list_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+				       struct hlist_head *mcast_list)
 {
 	struct batadv_hw_addr *mcast_entry;
 	struct hlist_node *tmp;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bat_priv->tt.commit_lock);
+
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(mcast_entry, tmp, mcast_list, list) {
 		hlist_del(&mcast_entry->list);
 		kfree(mcast_entry);
@@ -134,6 +139,8 @@ static void batadv_mcast_mla_tt_retract(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct batadv_hw_addr *mcast_entry;
 	struct hlist_node *tmp;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bat_priv->tt.commit_lock);
+
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(mcast_entry, tmp, &bat_priv->mcast.mla_list,
 				  list) {
 		if (mcast_list &&
@@ -164,6 +171,8 @@ static void batadv_mcast_mla_tt_add(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct batadv_hw_addr *mcast_entry;
 	struct hlist_node *tmp;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bat_priv->tt.commit_lock);
+
 	if (!mcast_list)
 		return;
 
@@ -268,7 +277,7 @@ update:
 	batadv_mcast_mla_tt_add(bat_priv, &mcast_list);
 
 out:
-	batadv_mcast_mla_list_free(&mcast_list);
+	batadv_mcast_mla_list_free(bat_priv, &mcast_list);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
index ccfe5d86b106..f5276be2c77c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ static bool batadv_nc_sniffed_purge(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	unsigned long timeout = bat_priv->nc.max_buffer_time;
 	bool res = false;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nc_path->packet_list_lock);
+
 	/* Packets are added to tail, so the remaining packets did not time
 	 * out and we can stop processing the current queue
 	 */
@@ -622,6 +624,8 @@ static bool batadv_nc_fwd_flush(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 {
 	unsigned long timeout = bat_priv->nc.max_fwd_delay;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nc_path->packet_list_lock);
+
 	/* Packets are added to tail, so the remaining packets did not time
 	 * out and we can stop processing the current queue
 	 */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 734b456efaf4..79cee7b771dc 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1672,6 +1672,8 @@ static void
 _batadv_tt_global_del_orig_entry(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry,
 				 struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry)
 {
+	lockdep_assert_held(&tt_global_entry->list_lock);
+
 	batadv_tt_global_size_dec(orig_entry->orig_node,
 				  tt_global_entry->common.vid);
 	atomic_dec(&tt_global_entry->orig_list_count);