diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index b4824951010ba6b42bf7d7c7eb62c529ed340158..1573489c1f8a49a2a513c5758608d74f074a6920 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
@@ -1862,7 +1863,7 @@ void batadv_tt_global_del_orig(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		}
 		spin_unlock_bh(list_lock);
 	}
-	orig_node->capa_initialized &= ~BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_TT;
+	clear_bit(BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_TT, &orig_node->capa_initialized);
 }
 
 static bool batadv_tt_global_to_purge(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global,
@@ -2821,7 +2822,7 @@ static void _batadv_tt_update_changes(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				return;
 		}
 	}
-	orig_node->capa_initialized |= BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_TT;
+	set_bit(BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_TT, &orig_node->capa_initialized);
 }
 
 static void batadv_tt_fill_gtable(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
@@ -3321,7 +3322,8 @@ static void batadv_tt_update_orig(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	bool has_tt_init;
 
 	tt_vlan = (struct batadv_tvlv_tt_vlan_data *)tt_buff;
-	has_tt_init = orig_node->capa_initialized & BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_TT;
+	has_tt_init = test_bit(BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_TT,
+			       &orig_node->capa_initialized);
 
 	/* orig table not initialised AND first diff is in the OGM OR the ttvn
 	 * increased by one -> we can apply the attached changes
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index ed4aec5cb8cc6cf00ba0f911f4bfd4a99bd59baf..6f801efc3ae2828e5275d922dc86ae6a41a745fb 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ struct batadv_orig_node {
 	struct hlist_node mcast_want_all_ipv6_node;
 #endif
 	unsigned long capabilities;
-	uint8_t capa_initialized;
+	unsigned long capa_initialized;
 	atomic_t last_ttvn;
 	unsigned char *tt_buff;
 	int16_t tt_buff_len;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ struct batadv_orig_node {
 enum batadv_orig_capabilities {
 	BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_DAT,
 	BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_NC,
-	BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_TT = BIT(2),
+	BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_TT,
 	BATADV_ORIG_CAPA_HAS_MCAST = BIT(3),
 };