diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c
index 725e7d74f5670a1512e0e176a82bcb9169e959f1..a6c27f0621af50b351e55308abbef84d173c4b38 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c
@@ -361,13 +361,16 @@ static ssize_t batadv_show_gw_mode(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 
 	switch (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode)) {
 	case GW_MODE_CLIENT:
-		bytes_written = sprintf(buff, "%s\n", GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME);
+		bytes_written = sprintf(buff, "%s\n",
+					BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME);
 		break;
 	case GW_MODE_SERVER:
-		bytes_written = sprintf(buff, "%s\n", GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME);
+		bytes_written = sprintf(buff, "%s\n",
+					BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME);
 		break;
 	default:
-		bytes_written = sprintf(buff, "%s\n", GW_MODE_OFF_NAME);
+		bytes_written = sprintf(buff, "%s\n",
+					BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF_NAME);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -386,15 +389,16 @@ static ssize_t batadv_store_gw_mode(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (buff[count - 1] == '\n')
 		buff[count - 1] = '\0';
 
-	if (strncmp(buff, GW_MODE_OFF_NAME, strlen(GW_MODE_OFF_NAME)) == 0)
+	if (strncmp(buff, BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF_NAME,
+		    strlen(BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF_NAME)) == 0)
 		gw_mode_tmp = GW_MODE_OFF;
 
-	if (strncmp(buff, GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME,
-		    strlen(GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME)) == 0)
+	if (strncmp(buff, BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME,
+		    strlen(BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME)) == 0)
 		gw_mode_tmp = GW_MODE_CLIENT;
 
-	if (strncmp(buff, GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME,
-		    strlen(GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME)) == 0)
+	if (strncmp(buff, BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME,
+		    strlen(BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME)) == 0)
 		gw_mode_tmp = GW_MODE_SERVER;
 
 	if (gw_mode_tmp < 0) {
@@ -409,13 +413,13 @@ static ssize_t batadv_store_gw_mode(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	switch (atomic_read(&bat_priv->gw_mode)) {
 	case GW_MODE_CLIENT:
-		curr_gw_mode_str = GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME;
+		curr_gw_mode_str = BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME;
 		break;
 	case GW_MODE_SERVER:
-		curr_gw_mode_str = GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME;
+		curr_gw_mode_str = BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME;
 		break;
 	default:
-		curr_gw_mode_str = GW_MODE_OFF_NAME;
+		curr_gw_mode_str = BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF_NAME;
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
index 6f8a4d0cbbb6ce0f8a22b83ab7282fbbe694a6fc..31bbc3c070a6a65b7f5a3f663e50a80922b59fd2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.h
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ enum gw_modes {
 	GW_MODE_SERVER,
 };
 
-#define GW_MODE_OFF_NAME	"off"
-#define GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME	"client"
-#define GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME	"server"
+#define BATADV_GW_MODE_OFF_NAME	"off"
+#define BATADV_GW_MODE_CLIENT_NAME	"client"
+#define BATADV_GW_MODE_SERVER_NAME	"server"
 
 void batadv_gw_bandwidth_to_kbit(uint8_t gw_class, int *down, int *up);
 ssize_t batadv_gw_bandwidth_set(struct net_device *net_dev, char *buff,