diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 5e93af4cb97f..912d9c36fb1c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_neigh_new(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 {
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node;
 
-	neigh_node = batadv_neigh_node_new(hard_iface, neigh_addr, orig_node);
+	neigh_node = batadv_neigh_node_new(orig_node, hard_iface, neigh_addr);
 	if (!neigh_node)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index d6d9809fee66..099a84afcd61 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -444,16 +444,17 @@ batadv_neigh_ifinfo_new(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh,
 
 /**
  * batadv_neigh_node_new - create and init a new neigh_node object
+ * @orig_node: originator object representing the neighbour
  * @hard_iface: the interface where the neighbour is connected to
  * @neigh_addr: the mac address of the neighbour interface
- * @orig_node: originator object representing the neighbour
  *
  * Allocates a new neigh_node object and initialises all the generic fields.
  * Returns the new object or NULL on failure.
  */
 struct batadv_neigh_node *
-batadv_neigh_node_new(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
-		      const u8 *neigh_addr, struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node)
+batadv_neigh_node_new(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
+		      struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
+		      const u8 *neigh_addr)
 {
 	struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.h b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
index 3fc76f6f710c..fde34385c62c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.h
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ batadv_neigh_node_get(const struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 		      const struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 		      const u8 *addr);
 struct batadv_neigh_node *
-batadv_neigh_node_new(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
-		      const u8 *neigh_addr, struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node);
+batadv_neigh_node_new(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
+		      struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
+		      const u8 *neigh_addr);
 void batadv_neigh_node_free_ref(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node);
 struct batadv_neigh_node *
 batadv_orig_router_get(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,