diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index bb0158620628..e1e1f317b915 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -154,14 +154,10 @@ batadv_gw_get_best_gw_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 	struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo *router_ifinfo;
 	struct batadv_gw_node *gw_node, *curr_gw = NULL;
 	uint32_t max_gw_factor = 0, tmp_gw_factor = 0;
-	uint32_t gw_divisor;
 	uint8_t max_tq = 0;
 	uint8_t tq_avg;
 	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node;
 
-	gw_divisor = BATADV_TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE * BATADV_TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE;
-	gw_divisor *= 64;
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(gw_node, &bat_priv->gw.list, list) {
 		if (gw_node->deleted)
@@ -187,7 +183,7 @@ batadv_gw_get_best_gw_node(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 			tmp_gw_factor = tq_avg * tq_avg;
 			tmp_gw_factor *= gw_node->bandwidth_down;
 			tmp_gw_factor *= 100 * 100;
-			tmp_gw_factor /= gw_divisor;
+			tmp_gw_factor >>= 18;
 
 			if ((tmp_gw_factor > max_gw_factor) ||
 			    ((tmp_gw_factor == max_gw_factor) &&