diff --git a/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h b/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h
index 0536549..e71e614 100644
--- a/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/netdev_features.h>
 
-#define __vid_api_returntype void
-
-#else
-
-#define __vid_api_returntype int
-
 #endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 3, 0) */
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0)
diff --git a/compat-patches/0005-vid-callbacks.cocci b/compat-patches/0005-vid-callbacks.cocci
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cebc0e..0000000
--- a/compat-patches/0005-vid-callbacks.cocci
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-@ add_assignment @
-identifier batadv_interface_add_vid, batadv_netdev_ops;
-@@
-
- struct net_device_ops batadv_netdev_ops = {
- 	.ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid = batadv_interface_add_vid,
- };
-
-@ kill_assignment @
-identifier batadv_interface_kill_vid, batadv_netdev_ops;
-@@
-
- struct net_device_ops batadv_netdev_ops = {
- 	.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid = batadv_interface_kill_vid,
- };
-
-@ add_vid @
-identifier add_assignment.batadv_interface_add_vid;
-type be16;
-identifier dev, proto, vid;
-@@
-
--batadv_interface_add_vid
-+batadv_interface_add_vid_orig
-			       (struct net_device *dev, be16 proto,
-				unsigned short vid)
- { ... }
-
-+static __vid_api_returntype batadv_interface_add_vid(struct net_device *dev,
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+			   			      be16 proto,
-+#endif
-+			   			      unsigned short vid)
-+{
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+    be16 proto = htons(ETH_P_8021Q);
-+#endif
-+
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 3, 0)
-+	batadv_interface_add_vid_orig(dev, proto, vid);
-+#else
-+	return batadv_interface_add_vid_orig(dev, proto, vid);
-+#endif
-+}
-
-
-@ kill_vid @
-identifier kill_assignment.batadv_interface_kill_vid;
-type be16;
-identifier dev, proto, vid;
-@@
-
--batadv_interface_kill_vid
-+batadv_interface_kill_vid_orig
-			       (struct net_device *dev, be16 proto,
-				unsigned short vid)
- { ... }
-
-+static __vid_api_returntype batadv_interface_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev,
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+			   			       be16 proto,
-+#endif
-+			   			       unsigned short vid)
-+{
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
-+    be16 proto = htons(ETH_P_8021Q);
-+#endif
-+
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 3, 0)
-+	batadv_interface_kill_vid_orig(dev, proto, vid);
-+#else
-+	return batadv_interface_kill_vid_orig(dev, proto, vid);
-+#endif
-+}
diff --git a/compat.h b/compat.h
index d59fb5f..2865eeb 100644
--- a/compat.h
+++ b/compat.h
@@ -42,6 +42,31 @@
 
 #endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0) */
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 3, 0)
+
+#define batadv_interface_add_vid(x, y, z) \
+__batadv_interface_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,\
+                          unsigned short vid);\
+static void batadv_interface_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, unsigned short vid)\
+{\
+       __batadv_interface_add_vid(dev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), vid);\
+}\
+static int __batadv_interface_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,\
+                                     unsigned short vid)
+
+#define batadv_interface_kill_vid(x, y, z) \
+__batadv_interface_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,\
+                           unsigned short vid);\
+static void batadv_interface_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev,\
+                                     unsigned short vid)\
+{\
+       __batadv_interface_kill_vid(dev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), vid);\
+}\
+static int __batadv_interface_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,\
+                                      unsigned short vid)
+
+#endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 3, 0) */
+
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0)
 
 #define batadv_interface_set_mac_addr(x, y) \
@@ -70,6 +95,35 @@ static int __batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, \
 
 #endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0) */
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0)
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 3, 0)
+
+#define batadv_interface_add_vid(x, y, z) \
+__batadv_interface_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,\
+			   unsigned short vid);\
+static int batadv_interface_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, unsigned short vid)\
+{\
+	return __batadv_interface_add_vid(dev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), vid);\
+}\
+static int __batadv_interface_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,\
+				      unsigned short vid)
+
+#define batadv_interface_kill_vid(x, y, z) \
+__batadv_interface_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,\
+			    unsigned short vid);\
+static int batadv_interface_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev,\
+				     unsigned short vid)\
+{\
+	return __batadv_interface_kill_vid(dev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), vid);\
+}\
+static int __batadv_interface_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto,\
+				       unsigned short vid)
+
+#endif /* >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 3, 0) */
+
+#endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0) */
+
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 15, 0)
 
 /* the expected behaviour of this function is to return 0 on success, therefore
