diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index 0a9084ad19a60f71a2f9f70a8879e7ada24ccf6c..eebab20c7478c1d2e694ec37ec79b2ab1a8129e5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@ int batadv_bla_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 /**
  * batadv_bla_check_bcast_duplist
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information
- * @bcast_packet: originator mac address
- * @hdr_size: maximum length of the frame
+ * @bcast_packet: encapsulated broadcast frame plus batman header
+ * @bcast_packet_len: length of encapsulated broadcast frame plus batman header
  *
  * check if it is on our broadcast list. Another gateway might
  * have sent the same packet because it is connected to the same backbone,
@@ -1224,14 +1224,14 @@ int batadv_bla_init(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
  */
 int batadv_bla_check_bcast_duplist(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				   struct batadv_bcast_packet *bcast_packet,
-				   int hdr_size)
+				   int bcast_packet_len)
 {
 	int i, length, curr;
 	uint8_t *content;
 	uint16_t crc;
 	struct batadv_bcast_duplist_entry *entry;
 
-	length = hdr_size - sizeof(*bcast_packet);
+	length = bcast_packet_len - sizeof(*bcast_packet);
 	content = (uint8_t *)bcast_packet;
 	content += sizeof(*bcast_packet);
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index 939fc01371dff0c209665b297b69ec6502887b1a..376b4cc6ca821ffb4279e2b4df81e61899be038f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -1124,8 +1124,14 @@ int batadv_recv_bcast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&orig_node->bcast_seqno_lock);
 
+	/* keep skb linear for crc calculation */
+	if (skb_linearize(skb) < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	bcast_packet = (struct batadv_bcast_packet *)skb->data;
+
 	/* check whether this has been sent by another originator before */
-	if (batadv_bla_check_bcast_duplist(bat_priv, bcast_packet, hdr_size))
+	if (batadv_bla_check_bcast_duplist(bat_priv, bcast_packet, skb->len))
 		goto out;
 
 	/* rebroadcast packet */