diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 626ddca332db5f07fc79b1d0d2543b9529b85437..3899fa6e201dd67052a53adb02fa6d14ef6d2a00 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	netif_trans_update(soft_iface);
 	vid = batadv_get_vid(skb, 0);
+
+	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	switch (ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto)) {