diff --git a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
index 5406148b9497..e32ad47c6efd 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index d9b2889064a6..1489ec27daff 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ int batadv_send_skb_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
 	struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
+	int ret;
 
 	bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ int batadv_send_skb_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 * congestion and traffic shaping, it drops and returns NET_XMIT_DROP
 	 * (which is > 0). This will not be treated as an error.
 	 */
-	return net_xmit_eval(dev_queue_xmit(skb));
+	ret = dev_queue_xmit(skb);
+	return net_xmit_eval(ret);
 send_skb_err:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return NET_XMIT_DROP;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index 07f64b60b528..c94ebdecdc3d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
 #include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>