diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index fab1071f601e..117b8314e8c7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "send.h"
 #include "bat_algo.h"
 
-static void bat_iv_ogm_init(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
+static void bat_iv_ogm_iface_enable(struct hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
 	struct batman_ogm_packet *batman_ogm_packet;
 
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ static void bat_iv_ogm_receive(struct hard_iface *if_incoming,
 
 static struct bat_algo_ops batman_iv __read_mostly = {
 	.name = "BATMAN IV",
-	.bat_ogm_init = bat_iv_ogm_init,
+	.bat_iface_enable = bat_iv_ogm_iface_enable,
 	.bat_ogm_init_primary = bat_iv_ogm_init_primary,
 	.bat_ogm_update_mac = bat_iv_ogm_update_mac,
 	.bat_ogm_schedule = bat_iv_ogm_schedule,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index f15200760d65..4d9b85ddd93a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ int hardif_enable_interface(struct hard_iface *hard_iface,
 	hard_iface->soft_iface = soft_iface;
 	bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
-	bat_priv->bat_algo_ops->bat_ogm_init(hard_iface);
+	bat_priv->bat_algo_ops->bat_iface_enable(hard_iface);
 
 	if (!hard_iface->packet_buff) {
 		bat_err(hard_iface->soft_iface,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index e67ca96285b3..ca8f39547105 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int bat_algo_register(struct bat_algo_ops *bat_algo_ops)
 	}
 
 	/* all algorithms must implement all ops (for now) */
-	if (!bat_algo_ops->bat_ogm_init ||
+	if (!bat_algo_ops->bat_iface_enable ||
 	    !bat_algo_ops->bat_ogm_init_primary ||
 	    !bat_algo_ops->bat_ogm_update_mac ||
 	    !bat_algo_ops->bat_ogm_schedule ||
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index a5b1a6333def..4b9224829a6c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ struct recvlist_node {
 struct bat_algo_ops {
 	struct hlist_node list;
 	char *name;
-	/* init OGM when hard-interface is enabled */
-	void (*bat_ogm_init)(struct hard_iface *hard_iface);
+	/* init routing info when hard-interface is enabled */
+	void (*bat_iface_enable)(struct hard_iface *hard_iface);
 	/* init primary OGM when primary interface is selected */
 	void (*bat_ogm_init_primary)(struct hard_iface *hard_iface);
 	/* init mac addresses of the OGM belonging to this hard-interface */