diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 5b678f3471fc..4b5d61fbadb1 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -1143,15 +1143,14 @@ void batadv_tvlv_unicast_send(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u8 *src,
 	struct batadv_unicast_tvlv_packet *unicast_tvlv_packet;
 	struct batadv_tvlv_hdr *tvlv_hdr;
 	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node;
-	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned char *tvlv_buff;
 	unsigned int tvlv_len;
 	ssize_t hdr_len = sizeof(*unicast_tvlv_packet);
-	bool ret = false;
 
 	orig_node = batadv_orig_hash_find(bat_priv, dst);
 	if (!orig_node)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	tvlv_len = sizeof(*tvlv_hdr) + tvlv_value_len;
 
@@ -1180,14 +1179,10 @@ void batadv_tvlv_unicast_send(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u8 *src,
 	tvlv_buff += sizeof(*tvlv_hdr);
 	memcpy(tvlv_buff, tvlv_value, tvlv_value_len);
 
-	if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL) != NET_XMIT_DROP)
-		ret = true;
-
-out:
-	if (!ret)
+	if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL) == NET_XMIT_DROP)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
-	if (orig_node)
-		batadv_orig_node_free_ref(orig_node);
+out:
+	batadv_orig_node_free_ref(orig_node);
 }
 
 /**