diff --git a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
index 88ab26f5f7269a347421957cec4552f22396ac73..3b04fff3ede387c54ab382a0c563f1b1b8656d03 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
@@ -187,12 +187,7 @@ static ssize_t bat_socket_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buff,
 	skb_reserve(skb, sizeof(struct ethhdr));
 	icmp_packet = (struct icmp_packet_rr *)skb_put(skb, packet_len);
 
-	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, buff, packet_len)) {
-		len = -EFAULT;
-		goto free_skb;
-	}
-
-	if (__copy_from_user(icmp_packet, buff, packet_len)) {
+	if (copy_from_user(icmp_packet, buff, packet_len)) {
 		len = -EFAULT;
 		goto free_skb;
 	}