unsigned long flags;
 
        /* drop packet if it has not necessary minimum size */
-       if (skb_headlen(skb) < sizeof(struct batman_packet))
+       if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct batman_packet))))
                return NET_RX_DROP;
 
        ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
        if (skb_cow(skb, 0) < 0)
                return NET_RX_DROP;
 
+       /* keep skb linear */
+       if (skb_linearize(skb) < 0)
+               return NET_RX_DROP;
+
        ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&orig_hash_lock, flags);
        /**
         * we truncate all incoming icmp packets if they don't match our size
         */
-       if (skb_headlen(skb) >= sizeof(struct icmp_packet_rr))
+       if (skb->len >= sizeof(struct icmp_packet_rr))
                hdr_size = sizeof(struct icmp_packet_rr);
 
        /* drop packet if it has not necessary minimum size */
-       if (skb_headlen(skb) < hdr_size)
+       if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size)))
                return NET_RX_DROP;
 
        ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
        struct ethhdr *ethhdr;
 
        /* drop packet if it has not necessary minimum size */
-       if (skb_headlen(skb) < hdr_size)
+       if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size)))
                return -1;
 
        ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *) skb_mac_header(skb);
        unsigned long flags;
 
        /* drop packet if it has not necessary minimum size */
-       if (skb_headlen(skb) < hdr_size)
+       if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size)))
                return NET_RX_DROP;
 
        ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
        struct bat_priv *bat_priv;
        int hdr_size = sizeof(struct vis_packet);
 
-       if (skb_headlen(skb) < hdr_size)
+       /* keep skb linear */
+       if (skb_linearize(skb) < 0)
+               return NET_RX_DROP;
+
+       if (unlikely(!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_size)))
                return NET_RX_DROP;
 
        vis_packet = (struct vis_packet *) skb->data;
 
        switch (vis_packet->vis_type) {
        case VIS_TYPE_SERVER_SYNC:
-               /* TODO: handle fragmented skbs properly */
                receive_server_sync_packet(bat_priv, vis_packet,
                                           skb_headlen(skb));
                break;
 
        case VIS_TYPE_CLIENT_UPDATE:
-               /* TODO: handle fragmented skbs properly */
                receive_client_update_packet(bat_priv, vis_packet,
                                             skb_headlen(skb));
                break;