diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 79e32638..ed4be9d3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void batadv_iv_ogm_orig_free(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node)
  * Return: 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise.
  */
 static int batadv_iv_ogm_orig_add_if(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
-				     int max_if_num)
+				     unsigned int max_if_num)
 {
 	void *data_ptr;
 	size_t old_size;
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ static int batadv_iv_ogm_orig_add_if(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
  */
 static void
 batadv_iv_ogm_drop_bcast_own_entry(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
-				   int max_if_num, int del_if_num)
+				   unsigned int max_if_num,
+				   unsigned int del_if_num)
 {
 	size_t chunk_size;
 	size_t if_offset;
@@ -239,7 +240,8 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_drop_bcast_own_entry(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
  */
 static void
 batadv_iv_ogm_drop_bcast_own_sum_entry(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
-				       int max_if_num, int del_if_num)
+				       unsigned int max_if_num,
+				       unsigned int del_if_num)
 {
 	size_t if_offset;
 	void *data_ptr;
@@ -276,7 +278,8 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_drop_bcast_own_sum_entry(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
  * Return: 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise.
  */
 static int batadv_iv_ogm_orig_del_if(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
-				     int max_if_num, int del_if_num)
+				     unsigned int max_if_num,
+				     unsigned int del_if_num)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&orig_node->bat_iv.ogm_cnt_lock);
 
@@ -311,7 +314,8 @@ static struct batadv_orig_node *
 batadv_iv_ogm_orig_get(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node;
-	int size, hash_added;
+	int hash_added;
+	size_t size;
 
 	orig_node = batadv_orig_hash_find(bat_priv, addr);
 	if (orig_node)
@@ -893,7 +897,7 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_slide_own_bcast_window(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 	u32 i;
 	size_t word_index;
 	u8 *w;
-	int if_num;
+	unsigned int if_num;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hash->size; i++) {
 		head = &hash->table[i];
@@ -1023,7 +1027,7 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_orig_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *tmp_neigh_node = NULL;
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *router = NULL;
 	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node_tmp;
-	int if_num;
+	unsigned int if_num;
 	u8 sum_orig, sum_neigh;
 	u8 *neigh_addr;
 	u8 tq_avg;
@@ -1182,7 +1186,7 @@ static bool batadv_iv_ogm_calc_tq(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 	u8 total_count;
 	u8 orig_eq_count, neigh_rq_count, neigh_rq_inv, tq_own;
 	unsigned int neigh_rq_inv_cube, neigh_rq_max_cube;
-	int if_num;
+	unsigned int if_num;
 	unsigned int tq_asym_penalty, inv_asym_penalty;
 	unsigned int combined_tq;
 	unsigned int tq_iface_penalty;
@@ -1702,9 +1706,9 @@ static void batadv_iv_ogm_process(const struct sk_buff *skb, int ogm_offset,
 
 	if (is_my_orig) {
 		unsigned long *word;
-		int offset;
+		size_t offset;
 		s32 bit_pos;
-		s16 if_num;
+		unsigned int if_num;
 		u8 *weight;
 
 		orig_neigh_node = batadv_iv_ogm_orig_get(bat_priv,
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 5f186bff..68b54a39 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -763,6 +763,11 @@ int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 	hard_iface->soft_iface = soft_iface;
 	bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
+	if (bat_priv->num_ifaces >= UINT_MAX) {
+		ret = -ENOSPC;
+		goto err_dev;
+	}
+
 	ret = netdev_master_upper_dev_link(hard_iface->net_dev,
 					   soft_iface, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (ret)
@@ -876,7 +881,7 @@ void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 	batadv_hardif_recalc_extra_skbroom(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 
 	/* nobody uses this interface anymore */
-	if (!bat_priv->num_ifaces) {
+	if (bat_priv->num_ifaces == 0) {
 		batadv_gw_check_client_stop(bat_priv);
 
 		if (autodel == BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_AUTO)
@@ -912,7 +917,7 @@ batadv_hardif_add_interface(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_if;
 
-	hard_iface->if_num = -1;
+	hard_iface->if_num = 0;
 	hard_iface->net_dev = net_dev;
 	hard_iface->soft_iface = NULL;
 	hard_iface->if_status = BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 58a7d927..74782426 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ int batadv_orig_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
  * Return: 0 on success or negative error number in case of failure
  */
 int batadv_orig_hash_add_if(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
-			    int max_if_num)
+			    unsigned int max_if_num)
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 	struct batadv_algo_ops *bao = bat_priv->algo_ops;
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ int batadv_orig_hash_add_if(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
  * Return: 0 on success or negative error number in case of failure
  */
 int batadv_orig_hash_del_if(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
-			    int max_if_num)
+			    unsigned int max_if_num)
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 	struct batadv_hashtable *hash = bat_priv->orig_hash;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.h b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
index 8e543a3c..15d896b2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ int batadv_orig_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
 int batadv_orig_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb);
 int batadv_orig_hardif_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
 int batadv_orig_hash_add_if(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
-			    int max_if_num);
+			    unsigned int max_if_num);
 int batadv_orig_hash_del_if(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
-			    int max_if_num);
+			    unsigned int max_if_num);
 struct batadv_orig_node_vlan *
 batadv_orig_node_vlan_new(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 			  unsigned short vid);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index bb157841..a5aa6d61 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ struct batadv_hard_iface {
 	struct list_head list;
 
 	/** @if_num: identificator of the interface */
-	s16 if_num;
+	unsigned int if_num;
 
 	/** @if_status: status of the interface for batman-adv */
 	char if_status;
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ struct batadv_priv {
 	atomic_t batman_queue_left;
 
 	/** @num_ifaces: number of interfaces assigned to this mesh interface */
-	char num_ifaces;
+	unsigned int num_ifaces;
 
 	/** @mesh_obj: kobject for sysfs mesh subdirectory */
 	struct kobject *mesh_obj;
@@ -2186,15 +2186,16 @@ struct batadv_algo_orig_ops {
 	 *  orig_node due to a new hard-interface being added into the mesh
 	 *  (optional)
 	 */
-	int (*add_if)(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node, int max_if_num);
+	int (*add_if)(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
+		      unsigned int max_if_num);
 
 	/**
 	 * @del_if: ask the routing algorithm to apply the needed changes to the
 	 *  orig_node due to an hard-interface being removed from the mesh
 	 *  (optional)
 	 */
-	int (*del_if)(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node, int max_if_num,
-		      int del_if_num);
+	int (*del_if)(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
+		      unsigned int max_if_num, unsigned int del_if_num);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUGFS
 	/** @print: print the originator table (optional) */
