diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index a08132888a3d..c0bc75513355 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/build_bug.h>
 #include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
 #include <linux/container_of.h>
-#include <linux/crc32c.h>
+#include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ unsigned int batadv_hardif_generation;
 static int (*batadv_rx_handler[256])(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				     struct batadv_hard_iface *recv_if);
 
-unsigned char batadv_broadcast_addr[] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
-
 struct workqueue_struct *batadv_event_workqueue;
 
 static void batadv_recv_handler_init(void);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 67af435ee04e..692109be2210 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #define BATADV_DRIVER_DEVICE "batman-adv"
 
 #ifndef BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION
-#define BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION "2025.1"
+#define BATADV_SOURCE_VERSION "2025.2"
 #endif
 
 /* B.A.T.M.A.N. parameters */
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ static inline int batadv_print_vid(unsigned short vid)
 extern struct list_head batadv_hardif_list;
 extern unsigned int batadv_hardif_generation;
 
-extern unsigned char batadv_broadcast_addr[];
 extern struct workqueue_struct *batadv_event_workqueue;
 
 int batadv_mesh_init(struct net_device *mesh_iface);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c
index 59e7b5aacbc9..5bbc366f974d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/mesh-interface.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
@@ -77,18 +76,6 @@ int batadv_skb_head_push(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int batadv_interface_open(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	netif_start_queue(dev);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int batadv_interface_release(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	netif_stop_queue(dev);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * batadv_sum_counter() - Sum the cpu-local counters for index 'idx'
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the mesh interface information
@@ -890,8 +877,6 @@ out:
 
 static const struct net_device_ops batadv_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_init = batadv_meshif_init_late,
-	.ndo_open = batadv_interface_open,
-	.ndo_stop = batadv_interface_release,
 	.ndo_get_stats = batadv_interface_stats,
 	.ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid = batadv_interface_add_vid,
 	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid = batadv_interface_kill_vid,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index 735ac8077821..9d72f4f15b3d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ send_skb_err:
 int batadv_send_broadcast_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
-	return batadv_send_skb_packet(skb, hard_iface, batadv_broadcast_addr);
+	static const u8 broadcast_addr[] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
+
+	return batadv_send_skb_packet(skb, hard_iface, broadcast_addr);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 4a3165920de1..8d0e04e770cb 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/container_of.h>
-#include <linux/crc32c.h>
+#include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>