diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index 70da18ab41c3..5bb58d7bdd56 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -863,25 +863,25 @@ static int batadv_bla_process_claim(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct arphdr *arphdr;
 	uint8_t *hw_src, *hw_dst;
 	struct batadv_bla_claim_dst *bla_dst;
-	uint16_t proto;
+	__be16 proto;
 	int headlen;
 	unsigned short vid = BATADV_NO_FLAGS;
 	int ret;
 
 	ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 
-	if (ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto) == ETH_P_8021Q) {
+	if (ethhdr->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
 		vhdr = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)ethhdr;
 		vid = ntohs(vhdr->h_vlan_TCI) & VLAN_VID_MASK;
 		vid |= BATADV_VLAN_HAS_TAG;
-		proto = ntohs(vhdr->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto);
+		proto = vhdr->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
 		headlen = sizeof(*vhdr);
 	} else {
-		proto = ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto);
+		proto = ethhdr->h_proto;
 		headlen = ETH_HLEN;
 	}
 
-	if (proto != ETH_P_ARP)
+	if (proto != htons(ETH_P_ARP))
 		return 0; /* not a claim frame */
 
 	/* this must be a ARP frame. check if it is a claim. */
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ int batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)(((uint8_t *)skb->data) + hdr_size);
 
-	if (ntohs(ethhdr->h_proto) == ETH_P_8021Q) {
+	if (ethhdr->h_proto == htons(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
 		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size + VLAN_ETH_HLEN))
 			return 0;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index ac97ca7f4ad0..053bb318c7a7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -716,11 +716,11 @@ bool batadv_gw_is_dhcp_target(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int *header_len)
 
 	/* check for bootp port */
 	if ((proto == htons(ETH_P_IP)) &&
-	    (ntohs(udphdr->dest) != 67))
+	    (udphdr->dest != htons(67)))
 		return false;
 
 	if ((proto == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) &&
-	    (ntohs(udphdr->dest) != 547))
+	    (udphdr->dest != htons(547)))
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 0c8602e5a5c4..004017c523fa 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
 	struct net_device *soft_iface, *master;
-	__be16 ethertype = __constant_htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
+	__be16 ethertype = htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index 1a1aa59d78ee..4bbcf51db6a7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ int batadv_send_skb_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	ethhdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 	memcpy(ethhdr->h_source, hard_iface->net_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	memcpy(ethhdr->h_dest, dst_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	ethhdr->h_proto = __constant_htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
+	ethhdr->h_proto = htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
 
 	skb_set_network_header(skb, ETH_HLEN);
-	skb->protocol = __constant_htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
+	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
 
 	skb->dev = hard_iface->net_dev;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 18b1fd915d1f..87e7e4ed216d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static int batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_if = NULL;
 	struct batadv_bcast_packet *bcast_packet;
 	struct vlan_ethhdr *vhdr;
-	__be16 ethertype = __constant_htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
+	__be16 ethertype = htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
 	static const uint8_t stp_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0x01, 0x80, 0xC2, 0x00,
 						   0x00, 0x00};
 	static const uint8_t ectp_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0xCF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void batadv_interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 	struct vlan_ethhdr *vhdr;
 	struct batadv_header *batadv_header = (struct batadv_header *)skb->data;
 	unsigned short vid __maybe_unused = BATADV_NO_FLAGS;
-	__be16 ethertype = __constant_htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
+	__be16 ethertype = htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
 	bool is_bcast;
 
 	is_bcast = (batadv_header->packet_type == BATADV_BCAST);