diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 912d9c36fb1c9e63d1358bd044f5a0218f2f4d77..aa94b4ec766aa34e3676693b601a476e95c3f4fd 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ static int batadv_iv_ogm_orig_add_if(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 static int batadv_iv_ogm_orig_del_if(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 				     int max_if_num, int del_if_num)
 {
-	int chunk_size,  ret = -ENOMEM, if_offset;
+	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+	size_t chunk_size, if_offset;
 	void *data_ptr = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&orig_node->bat_iv.ogm_cnt_lock);
@@ -203,8 +204,9 @@ static int batadv_iv_ogm_orig_del_if(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 	memcpy(data_ptr, orig_node->bat_iv.bcast_own, del_if_num * chunk_size);
 
 	/* copy second part */
+	if_offset = (del_if_num + 1) * chunk_size;
 	memcpy((char *)data_ptr + del_if_num * chunk_size,
-	       orig_node->bat_iv.bcast_own + ((del_if_num + 1) * chunk_size),
+	       (uint8_t *)orig_node->bat_iv.bcast_own + if_offset,
 	       (max_if_num - del_if_num) * chunk_size);
 
 free_bcast_own: