diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c
index 0459413ff67ff73a06f822038385d1005dee11b5..58bf2b6201bf34e2bbd2951da619d8aa7c018d3c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c
@@ -152,55 +152,58 @@ void frag_list_free(struct list_head *head)
 	return;
 }
 
-static int unicast_send_frag_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
-			  struct batman_if *batman_if, uint8_t dstaddr[],
-			  struct orig_node *orig_node)
+static int frag_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
+			 struct batman_if *batman_if, uint8_t dstaddr[])
 {
-	struct unicast_frag_packet *ucast_frag1, *ucast_frag2;
-	int hdr_len = sizeof(struct unicast_frag_packet);
+	struct unicast_packet tmp_uc, *unicast_packet;
 	struct sk_buff *frag_skb;
+	struct unicast_frag_packet *frag1, *frag2;
+	int uc_hdr_len = sizeof(struct unicast_packet);
+	int ucf_hdr_len = sizeof(struct unicast_frag_packet);
 	int data_len = skb->len;
 
 	if (!bat_priv->primary_if)
 		goto dropped;
 
-	frag_skb = dev_alloc_skb(data_len - (data_len / 2) + hdr_len);
+	unicast_packet = (struct unicast_packet *) skb->data;
+
+	memcpy(&tmp_uc, unicast_packet, uc_hdr_len);
+	frag_skb = dev_alloc_skb(data_len - (data_len / 2) + ucf_hdr_len);
 	skb_split(skb, frag_skb, data_len / 2);
 
-	if (my_skb_head_push(frag_skb, hdr_len) < 0 ||
-	    my_skb_head_push(skb, hdr_len) < 0)
+	if (my_skb_head_push(skb, ucf_hdr_len - uc_hdr_len) < 0 ||
+	    my_skb_head_push(frag_skb, ucf_hdr_len) < 0)
 		goto drop_frag;
 
-	ucast_frag1 = (struct unicast_frag_packet *)skb->data;
-	ucast_frag2 = (struct unicast_frag_packet *)frag_skb->data;
+	frag1 = (struct unicast_frag_packet *)skb->data;
+	frag2 = (struct unicast_frag_packet *)frag_skb->data;
 
-	ucast_frag1->version = COMPAT_VERSION;
-	ucast_frag1->packet_type = BAT_UNICAST_FRAG;
-	ucast_frag1->ttl = TTL;
-	memcpy(ucast_frag1->orig,
-	       bat_priv->primary_if->net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(ucast_frag1->dest, orig_node->orig, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(frag1, &tmp_uc, sizeof(struct unicast_packet));
 
-	memcpy(ucast_frag2, ucast_frag1, sizeof(struct unicast_frag_packet));
+	frag1->ttl--;
+	frag1->version = COMPAT_VERSION;
+	frag1->packet_type = BAT_UNICAST_FRAG;
 
-	ucast_frag1->flags |= UNI_FRAG_HEAD;
-	ucast_frag2->flags &= ~UNI_FRAG_HEAD;
+	memcpy(frag1->orig, bat_priv->primary_if->net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(frag2, frag1, sizeof(struct unicast_frag_packet));
 
-	ucast_frag1->seqno = htons((uint16_t)atomic_inc_return(
-						&batman_if->frag_seqno));
+	frag1->flags |= UNI_FRAG_HEAD;
+	frag2->flags &= ~UNI_FRAG_HEAD;
 
-	ucast_frag2->seqno = htons((uint16_t)atomic_inc_return(
-						&batman_if->frag_seqno));
+	frag1->seqno = htons((uint16_t)atomic_inc_return(
+			     &batman_if->frag_seqno));
+	frag2->seqno = htons((uint16_t)atomic_inc_return(
+			     &batman_if->frag_seqno));
 
 	send_skb_packet(skb, batman_if, dstaddr);
 	send_skb_packet(frag_skb, batman_if, dstaddr);
-	return 0;
+	return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
 drop_frag:
 	kfree_skb(frag_skb);
 dropped:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
-	return 1;
+	return NET_RX_DROP;
 }
 
 int unicast_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
@@ -240,11 +243,6 @@ int unicast_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	if (batman_if->if_status != IF_ACTIVE)
 		goto dropped;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->frag_enabled) &&
-	    data_len + sizeof(struct unicast_packet) > batman_if->net_dev->mtu)
-		return unicast_send_frag_skb(skb, bat_priv, batman_if,
-					     dstaddr, orig_node);
-
 	if (my_skb_head_push(skb, sizeof(struct unicast_packet)) < 0)
 		goto dropped;
 
@@ -258,6 +256,14 @@ int unicast_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	/* copy the destination for faster routing */
 	memcpy(unicast_packet->dest, orig_node->orig, ETH_ALEN);
 
+	if (atomic_read(&bat_priv->frag_enabled) &&
+	    data_len + sizeof(struct unicast_packet) >
+	    batman_if->net_dev->mtu) {
+		/* send frag skb decreases ttl */
+		unicast_packet->ttl++;
+		return frag_send_skb(skb, bat_priv, batman_if,
+				     dstaddr);
+	}
 	send_skb_packet(skb, batman_if, dstaddr);
 	return 0;