diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c
index 90102631330b..657b69e6b957 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -1000,10 +1000,10 @@ int recv_icmp_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct batman_if *recv_if)
 
 /* find a suitable router for this originator, and use
  * bonding if possible. */
-struct neigh_node *find_router(struct orig_node *orig_node,
+struct neigh_node *find_router(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
+			       struct orig_node *orig_node,
 			       struct batman_if *recv_if)
 {
-	struct bat_priv *bat_priv;
 	struct orig_node *primary_orig_node;
 	struct orig_node *router_orig;
 	struct neigh_node *router, *first_candidate, *best_router;
@@ -1019,13 +1019,9 @@ struct neigh_node *find_router(struct orig_node *orig_node,
 	/* without bonding, the first node should
 	 * always choose the default router. */
 
-	if (!recv_if)
-		return orig_node->router;
-
-	bat_priv = netdev_priv(recv_if->soft_iface);
 	bonding_enabled = atomic_read(&bat_priv->bonding_enabled);
 
-	if (!bonding_enabled)
+	if ((!recv_if) && (!bonding_enabled))
 		return orig_node->router;
 
 	router_orig = orig_node->router->orig_node;
@@ -1154,7 +1150,7 @@ static int route_unicast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	orig_node = ((struct orig_node *)
 		     hash_find(bat_priv->orig_hash, unicast_packet->dest));
 
-	router = find_router(orig_node, recv_if);
+	router = find_router(bat_priv, orig_node, recv_if);
 
 	if (!router) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bat_priv->orig_hash_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.h b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.h
index 06ea99df3706..92674c8d9c03 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/routing.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ int recv_ucast_frag_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct batman_if *recv_if);
 int recv_bcast_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct batman_if *recv_if);
 int recv_vis_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct batman_if *recv_if);
 int recv_bat_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct batman_if *recv_if);
-struct neigh_node *find_router(struct orig_node *orig_node,
-		struct batman_if *recv_if);
+struct neigh_node *find_router(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
+		struct orig_node *orig_node, struct batman_if *recv_if);
 void update_bonding_candidates(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 			       struct orig_node *orig_node);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c
index 0dac50d69c03..0459413ff67f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/unicast.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ int unicast_send_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bat_priv *bat_priv)
 	if (!orig_node)
 		orig_node = transtable_search(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_dest);
 
-	router = find_router(orig_node, NULL);
+	router = find_router(bat_priv, orig_node, NULL);
 
 	if (!router)
 		goto unlock;