diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index 29a5542aac7..49c35a60195 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -40,15 +40,11 @@ static void batadv_bla_send_announce(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 /* return the index of the claim */
 static inline uint32_t batadv_choose_claim(const void *data, uint32_t size)
 {
-	const unsigned char *key = data;
+	struct batadv_claim *claim = (struct batadv_claim *)data;
 	uint32_t hash = 0;
-	size_t i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN + sizeof(short); i++) {
-		hash += key[i];
-		hash += (hash << 10);
-		hash ^= (hash >> 6);
-	}
+	hash = batadv_hash_bytes(hash, &claim->addr, sizeof(claim->addr));
+	hash = batadv_hash_bytes(hash, &claim->vid, sizeof(claim->vid));
 
 	hash += (hash << 3);
 	hash ^= (hash >> 11);
@@ -61,15 +57,11 @@ static inline uint32_t batadv_choose_claim(const void *data, uint32_t size)
 static inline uint32_t batadv_choose_backbone_gw(const void *data,
 						 uint32_t size)
 {
-	const unsigned char *key = data;
+	struct batadv_claim *claim = (struct batadv_claim *)data;
 	uint32_t hash = 0;
-	size_t i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN + sizeof(short); i++) {
-		hash += key[i];
-		hash += (hash << 10);
-		hash ^= (hash >> 6);
-	}
+	hash = batadv_hash_bytes(hash, &claim->addr, sizeof(claim->addr));
+	hash = batadv_hash_bytes(hash, &claim->vid, sizeof(claim->vid));
 
 	hash += (hash << 3);
 	hash ^= (hash >> 11);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hash.h b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
index 977de9c75fc..e05333905af 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hash.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hash.h
@@ -81,6 +81,28 @@ static inline void batadv_hash_delete(struct batadv_hashtable *hash,
 	batadv_hash_destroy(hash);
 }
 
+/**
+ *	batadv_hash_bytes - hash some bytes and add them to the previous hash
+ *	@hash: previous hash value
+ *	@data: data to be hashed
+ *	@size: number of bytes to be hashed
+ *
+ *	Returns the new hash value.
+ */
+static inline uint32_t batadv_hash_bytes(uint32_t hash, void *data,
+					 uint32_t size)
+{
+	const unsigned char *key = data;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		hash += key[i];
+		hash += (hash << 10);
+		hash ^= (hash >> 6);
+	}
+	return hash;
+}
+
 /**
  *	batadv_hash_add - adds data to the hashtable
  *	@hash: storage hash table