diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index 01ec607238a79..93e1fb0490553 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static int batadv_compare_dat(const struct hlist_node *node, const void *data2)
 	const void *data1 = container_of(node, struct batadv_dat_entry,
 					 hash_entry);
 
-	return (memcmp(data1, data2, sizeof(__be32)) == 0 ? 1 : 0);
+	return memcmp(data1, data2, sizeof(__be32)) == 0 ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 /**