diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 7f65a8f17f52..0b43e86328a5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -397,12 +397,12 @@ static void batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_ref - decrement the tt orig entry refcounter
- *  and possibly release it
+ * batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put - decrement the tt orig entry refcounter and
+ *  possibly release it
  * @orig_entry: tt orig entry to be free'd
  */
 static void
-batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_ref(struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry)
+batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put(struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry)
 {
 	kref_put(&orig_entry->refcount, batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_release);
 }
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ batadv_tt_global_entry_has_orig(const struct batadv_tt_global_entry *entry,
 	orig_entry = batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_find(entry, orig_node);
 	if (orig_entry) {
 		found = true;
-		batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_ref(orig_entry);
+		batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put(orig_entry);
 	}
 
 	return found;
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ batadv_tt_global_orig_entry_add(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global,
 
 out:
 	if (orig_entry)
-		batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_ref(orig_entry);
+		batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put(orig_entry);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ _batadv_tt_global_del_orig_entry(struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry,
 	 * being part of a list
 	 */
 	hlist_del_rcu(&orig_entry->list);
-	batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_ref(orig_entry);
+	batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_put(orig_entry);
 }
 
 /* deletes the orig list of a tt_global_entry */