diff --git a/net/batman-adv/aggregation.c b/net/batman-adv/aggregation.c
index b41f25b59470faa386dc877534df156469caa049..4080970ade7de8adf3806966cc680bb14b4a939d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/aggregation.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/aggregation.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void new_aggregated_packet(const unsigned char *packet_buff,
 	forw_packet_aggr->own = own_packet;
 	forw_packet_aggr->if_incoming = if_incoming;
 	forw_packet_aggr->num_packets = 0;
-	forw_packet_aggr->direct_link_flags = 0;
+	forw_packet_aggr->direct_link_flags = NO_FLAGS;
 	forw_packet_aggr->send_time = send_time;
 
 	/* save packet direct link flag status */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index cf7f95e9a95200c318f0eb5a314f6c219ba2ef9b..24aee561f3d8749c07530e7b256907c5d7704d76 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void gw_node_update(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 
 		gw_node->deleted = 0;
 
-		if (new_gwflags == 0) {
+		if (new_gwflags == NO_FLAGS) {
 			gw_node->deleted = jiffies;
 			bat_dbg(DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
 				"Gateway %pM removed from gateway list\n",
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void gw_node_update(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (new_gwflags == 0)
+	if (new_gwflags == NO_FLAGS)
 		goto unlock;
 
 	gw_node_add(bat_priv, orig_node, new_gwflags);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index a3fbfb5c92f161c2a38760115a307889b69d66e4..b55e8616fc1eddc87cde667c70281300e3e85fda 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ int hardif_enable_interface(struct hard_iface *hard_iface,
 	batman_packet = (struct batman_packet *)(hard_iface->packet_buff);
 	batman_packet->packet_type = BAT_PACKET;
 	batman_packet->version = COMPAT_VERSION;
-	batman_packet->flags = 0;
+	batman_packet->flags = NO_FLAGS;
 	batman_packet->ttl = 2;
 	batman_packet->tq = TQ_MAX_VALUE;
 	batman_packet->num_tt = 0;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 27ad734511a90ffdcb0677c1a55f534250f244a1..ed488cbae80f985dd11fddb5a65228e9733f2ffb 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 #define TQ_LOCAL_BIDRECT_RECV_MINIMUM 1
 #define TQ_TOTAL_BIDRECT_LIMIT 1
 
+#define NO_FLAGS 0
+
 #define NUM_WORDS (TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE / WORD_BIT_SIZE)
 
 #define LOG_BUF_LEN 8192	  /* has to be a power of 2 */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index d0cfa95e30372210fd1b51fd292a76d524230c05..a1b8c3173a3f6f64c98cf4ecbf9ee378fa49bfe7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void schedule_own_packet(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 		batman_packet->gw_flags =
 				(uint8_t)atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_bandwidth);
 	else
-		batman_packet->gw_flags = 0;
+		batman_packet->gw_flags = NO_FLAGS;
 
 	atomic_inc(&hard_iface->seqno);