diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index 013e970eff393e0550aa250f7e72c27301071552..000ca2f113ab857b4969a95b8fe1134806b05f15 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -1064,8 +1064,9 @@ bool batadv_dat_snoop_outgoing_arp_request(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 		skb_new->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb_new, soft_iface);
 
-		soft_iface->stats.rx_packets++;
-		soft_iface->stats.rx_bytes += skb->len + ETH_HLEN + hdr_size;
+		batadv_inc_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_RX);
+		batadv_add_counter(bat_priv, BATADV_CNT_RX_BYTES,
+				   skb->len + ETH_HLEN + hdr_size);
 
 		netif_rx(skb_new);
 		batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_DAT, bat_priv, "ARP request replied locally\n");
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index e1ebe14ee2a6e21cc8d6b4a42552cae4bd15061f..ae9f4d37d34f07182c3d2527186a0999fe5b639d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ int batadv_recv_unicast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BLA, bat_priv,
 					   "recv_unicast_packet(): Dropped unicast pkt received from another backbone gw %pM.\n",
 					   orig_addr_gw);
-				return NET_RX_DROP;
+				goto free_skb;
 			}
 		}