diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 8ae3483a625906c95f4c9b00702c6c1f299f83ae..bc0217b1aeb1b7c6c63da96792e034debb4aa2e9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -145,9 +145,18 @@ struct net_device_stats *interface_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 	return &priv->stats;
 }
 
-int interface_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
+int interface_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 {
-	return -EBUSY;
+	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
+		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+
+	hna_local_remove(dev->dev_addr, "mac address changed");
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	hna_local_add(dev->dev_addr);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int interface_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 8c8136b7162829be4152c53078a8080b2f57c2a1..53a054e413d758bb998c57a0078013fb62c927d5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -211,6 +211,21 @@ static void hna_local_del(struct hna_local_entry *hna_local_entry,
 	_hna_local_del(hna_local_entry);
 }
 
+void hna_local_remove(uint8_t *addr, char *message)
+{
+	struct hna_local_entry *hna_local_entry;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hna_local_hash_lock, flags);
+
+	hna_local_entry = (struct hna_local_entry *)
+		hash_find(hna_local_hash, addr);
+	if (hna_local_entry)
+		hna_local_del(hna_local_entry, message);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hna_local_hash_lock, flags);
+}
+
 void hna_local_purge(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct hna_local_entry *hna_local_entry;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.h b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.h
index f7da81129318d10c60b384ab3a54d0dc70c1fa6f..281125b729fbd1bf34b194b37a37f70c2f57e612 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/translation-table.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 int hna_local_init(void);
 void hna_local_add(uint8_t *addr);
+void hna_local_remove(uint8_t *addr, char *message);
 int hna_local_fill_buffer(unsigned char *buff, int buff_len);
 int hna_local_fill_buffer_text(unsigned char *buff, int buff_len);
 void hna_local_purge(struct work_struct *work);