diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index d87778b9c5b4..1511f64a6cea 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ static void batadv_recv_handler_init(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct batadv_unicast_packet, dest) != 4);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct batadv_unicast_tvlv_packet, dst) != 4);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct batadv_frag_packet, dest) != 4);
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct batadv_icmp_packet, icmph.dst) != 4);
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct batadv_icmp_packet_rr, icmph.dst) != 4);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct batadv_icmp_packet, dst) != 4);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct batadv_icmp_packet_rr, dst) != 4);
 
 	/* broadcast packet */
 	batadv_rx_handler[BATADV_BCAST] = batadv_recv_bcast_packet;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/packet.h b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
index 175ce7d721d6..2a857ed006fd 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/packet.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/packet.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ struct batadv_ogm_packet {
 #define BATADV_OGM_HLEN sizeof(struct batadv_ogm_packet)
 
 /**
- * batadv_icmp_header - common ICMP header
+ * batadv_icmp_header - common members among all the ICMP packets
  * @packet_type: batman-adv packet type, part of the general header
  * @version: batman-adv protocol version, part of the genereal header
  * @ttl: time to live for this packet, part of the genereal header
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ struct batadv_ogm_packet {
  * @dst: address of the destination node
  * @orig: address of the source node
  * @uid: local ICMP socket identifier
+ * @align: not used - useful for alignment purposes only
+ *
+ * This structure is used for ICMP packets parsing only and it is never sent
+ * over the wire. The alignment field at the end is there to ensure that
+ * members are padded the same way as they are in real packets.
  */
 struct batadv_icmp_header {
 	uint8_t  packet_type;
@@ -208,16 +213,29 @@ struct batadv_icmp_header {
 	uint8_t  dst[ETH_ALEN];
 	uint8_t  orig[ETH_ALEN];
 	uint8_t  uid;
+	uint8_t  align[3];
 };
 
 /**
  * batadv_icmp_packet - ICMP packet
- * @icmph: common ICMP header
+ * @packet_type: batman-adv packet type, part of the general header
+ * @version: batman-adv protocol version, part of the genereal header
+ * @ttl: time to live for this packet, part of the genereal header
+ * @msg_type: ICMP packet type
+ * @dst: address of the destination node
+ * @orig: address of the source node
+ * @uid: local ICMP socket identifier
  * @reserved: not used - useful for alignment
  * @seqno: ICMP sequence number
  */
 struct batadv_icmp_packet {
-	struct batadv_icmp_header icmph;
+	uint8_t  packet_type;
+	uint8_t  version;
+	uint8_t  ttl;
+	uint8_t  msg_type; /* see ICMP message types above */
+	uint8_t  dst[ETH_ALEN];
+	uint8_t  orig[ETH_ALEN];
+	uint8_t  uid;
 	uint8_t  reserved;
 	__be16   seqno;
 };
@@ -226,13 +244,25 @@ struct batadv_icmp_packet {
 
 /**
  * batadv_icmp_packet_rr - ICMP RouteRecord packet
- * @icmph: common ICMP header
+ * @packet_type: batman-adv packet type, part of the general header
+ * @version: batman-adv protocol version, part of the genereal header
+ * @ttl: time to live for this packet, part of the genereal header
+ * @msg_type: ICMP packet type
+ * @dst: address of the destination node
+ * @orig: address of the source node
+ * @uid: local ICMP socket identifier
  * @rr_cur: number of entries the rr array
  * @seqno: ICMP sequence number
  * @rr: route record array
  */
 struct batadv_icmp_packet_rr {
-	struct batadv_icmp_header icmph;
+	uint8_t  packet_type;
+	uint8_t  version;
+	uint8_t  ttl;
+	uint8_t  msg_type; /* see ICMP message types above */
+	uint8_t  dst[ETH_ALEN];
+	uint8_t  orig[ETH_ALEN];
+	uint8_t  uid;
 	uint8_t  rr_cur;
 	__be16   seqno;
 	uint8_t  rr[BATADV_RR_LEN][ETH_ALEN];
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index 5b52d718a6eb..46278bfb8fdb 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ static int batadv_recv_icmp_ttl_exceeded(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	icmp_packet = (struct batadv_icmp_packet *)skb->data;
 
 	/* send TTL exceeded if packet is an echo request (traceroute) */
-	if (icmp_packet->icmph.msg_type != BATADV_ECHO_REQUEST) {
+	if (icmp_packet->msg_type != BATADV_ECHO_REQUEST) {
 		pr_debug("Warning - can't forward icmp packet from %pM to %pM: ttl exceeded\n",
-			 icmp_packet->icmph.orig, icmp_packet->icmph.dst);
+			 icmp_packet->orig, icmp_packet->dst);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static int batadv_recv_icmp_ttl_exceeded(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		goto out;
 
 	/* get routing information */
-	orig_node = batadv_orig_hash_find(bat_priv, icmp_packet->icmph.orig);
+	orig_node = batadv_orig_hash_find(bat_priv, icmp_packet->orig);
 	if (!orig_node)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -359,11 +359,11 @@ static int batadv_recv_icmp_ttl_exceeded(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	icmp_packet = (struct batadv_icmp_packet *)skb->data;
 
-	memcpy(icmp_packet->icmph.dst, icmp_packet->icmph.orig, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(icmp_packet->icmph.orig, primary_if->net_dev->dev_addr,
+	memcpy(icmp_packet->dst, icmp_packet->orig, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(icmp_packet->orig, primary_if->net_dev->dev_addr,
 	       ETH_ALEN);
-	icmp_packet->icmph.msg_type = BATADV_TTL_EXCEEDED;
-	icmp_packet->icmph.ttl = BATADV_TTL;
+	icmp_packet->msg_type = BATADV_TTL_EXCEEDED;
+	icmp_packet->ttl = BATADV_TTL;
 
 	if (batadv_send_skb_to_orig(skb, orig_node, NULL) != NET_XMIT_DROP)
 		ret = NET_RX_SUCCESS;