diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index e877af8bdd1e..469daabd90c7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_orig_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *router = NULL;
 	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node_tmp;
 	struct hlist_node *node;
-	uint8_t bcast_own_sum_orig, bcast_own_sum_neigh;
+	int if_num;
+	uint8_t sum_orig, sum_neigh;
 	uint8_t *neigh_addr;
 
 	batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
@@ -727,17 +728,17 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_orig_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	if (router && (neigh_node->tq_avg == router->tq_avg)) {
 		orig_node_tmp = router->orig_node;
 		spin_lock_bh(&orig_node_tmp->ogm_cnt_lock);
-		bcast_own_sum_orig =
-			orig_node_tmp->bcast_own_sum[if_incoming->if_num];
+		if_num = router->if_incoming->if_num;
+		sum_orig = orig_node_tmp->bcast_own_sum[if_num];
 		spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node_tmp->ogm_cnt_lock);
 
 		orig_node_tmp = neigh_node->orig_node;
 		spin_lock_bh(&orig_node_tmp->ogm_cnt_lock);
-		bcast_own_sum_neigh =
-			orig_node_tmp->bcast_own_sum[if_incoming->if_num];
+		if_num = neigh_node->if_incoming->if_num;
+		sum_neigh = orig_node_tmp->bcast_own_sum[if_num];
 		spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node_tmp->ogm_cnt_lock);
 
-		if (bcast_own_sum_orig >= bcast_own_sum_neigh)
+		if (sum_orig >= sum_neigh)
 			goto update_tt;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 109ea2aae96c..21c53577c8d6 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -100,18 +100,21 @@ static int batadv_interface_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+	uint8_t old_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
+	memcpy(old_addr, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+
 	/* only modify transtable if it has been initialized before */
 	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->mesh_state) == BATADV_MESH_ACTIVE) {
-		batadv_tt_local_remove(bat_priv, dev->dev_addr,
+		batadv_tt_local_remove(bat_priv, old_addr,
 				       "mac address changed", false);
 		batadv_tt_local_add(dev, addr->sa_data, BATADV_NULL_IFINDEX);
 	}
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
 	dev->addr_assign_type &= ~NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 	return 0;
 }