diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 495ba7cdcb0451c997656116a300a49b7e43a089..1f80392ab37cce4fbec9f056578d2e4ad04af1ba 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ static void batadv_iv_ogm_orig_print(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 			batadv_iv_ogm_orig_print_neigh(orig_node, if_outgoing,
 						       seq);
-			seq_puts(seq, "\n");
+			seq_putc(seq, '\n');
 			batman_count++;
 
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diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
index a36c8e7291d61f171cdb128dee865739d22cb00e..4e2724c5b33d8bda27339ffe65fc7d76f91fd119 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void batadv_v_orig_print(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 				   neigh_node->if_incoming->net_dev->name);
 
 			batadv_v_orig_print_neigh(orig_node, if_outgoing, seq);
-			seq_puts(seq, "\n");
+			seq_putc(seq, '\n');
 			batman_count++;
 
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