diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 6929acc1d61af309bcc6b6cc5a5d9ae13d819a46..78fd4eab2169fc197967c2fa8805905213a97907 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -284,21 +284,9 @@ static void batadv_neigh_node_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	kfree(neigh_node);
 }
 
-/**
- * batadv_neigh_node_free_ref_now - decrement the neighbors refcounter
- *  and possibly free it (without rcu callback)
- * @neigh_node: neigh neighbor to free
- */
-static void
-batadv_neigh_node_free_ref_now(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node)
-{
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&neigh_node->refcount))
-		batadv_neigh_node_free_rcu(&neigh_node->rcu);
-}
-
 /**
  * batadv_neigh_node_free_ref - decrement the neighbors refcounter
- *  and possibly free it
+ *  and possibly release it
  * @neigh_node: neigh neighbor to free
  */
 void batadv_neigh_node_free_ref(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node)
@@ -733,24 +721,23 @@ int batadv_hardif_neigh_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_orig_ifinfo_free_rcu - free the orig_ifinfo object
- * @rcu: rcu pointer of the orig_ifinfo object
+ * batadv_orig_ifinfo_release - release orig_ifinfo from lists and queue for
+ *  free after rcu grace period
+ * @orig_ifinfo: the orig_ifinfo object to release
  */
-static void batadv_orig_ifinfo_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+static void batadv_orig_ifinfo_release(struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *orig_ifinfo)
 {
-	struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *orig_ifinfo;
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *router;
 
-	orig_ifinfo = container_of(rcu, struct batadv_orig_ifinfo, rcu);
-
 	if (orig_ifinfo->if_outgoing != BATADV_IF_DEFAULT)
-		batadv_hardif_free_ref_now(orig_ifinfo->if_outgoing);
+		batadv_hardif_free_ref(orig_ifinfo->if_outgoing);
 
 	/* this is the last reference to this object */
 	router = rcu_dereference_protected(orig_ifinfo->router, true);
 	if (router)
-		batadv_neigh_node_free_ref_now(router);
-	kfree(orig_ifinfo);
+		batadv_neigh_node_free_ref(router);
+
+	kfree_rcu(orig_ifinfo, rcu);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -761,7 +748,7 @@ static void batadv_orig_ifinfo_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 void batadv_orig_ifinfo_free_ref(struct batadv_orig_ifinfo *orig_ifinfo)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&orig_ifinfo->refcount))
-		call_rcu(&orig_ifinfo->rcu, batadv_orig_ifinfo_free_rcu);
+		batadv_orig_ifinfo_release(orig_ifinfo);
 }
 
 /**