diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 2f85577086a7cf923c6185f84f6efeb3bfb5fe84..c4fe41f7c2f03d4eb1eb677e9fadcb0b68c2aa74 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -276,9 +276,7 @@ static inline bool batadv_has_timed_out(unsigned long timestamp,
 static inline void batadv_add_counter(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, size_t idx,
 				      size_t count)
 {
-	int cpu = get_cpu();
-	per_cpu_ptr(bat_priv->bat_counters, cpu)[idx] += count;
-	put_cpu();
+	this_cpu_add(bat_priv->bat_counters[idx], count);
 }
 
 #define batadv_inc_counter(b, i) batadv_add_counter(b, i, 1)