diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
index a60bacf7120b..b9ffe1826527 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.c
@@ -863,23 +863,27 @@ int batadv_dat_cache_seq_print_text(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
  *  netlink socket
  * @msg: buffer for the message
  * @portid: netlink port
- * @seq: Sequence number of netlink message
+ * @cb: Control block containing additional options
  * @dat_entry: entry to dump
  *
  * Return: 0 or error code.
  */
 static int
-batadv_dat_cache_dump_entry(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq,
+batadv_dat_cache_dump_entry(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid,
+			    struct netlink_callback *cb,
 			    struct batadv_dat_entry *dat_entry)
 {
 	int msecs;
 	void *hdr;
 
-	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, portid, seq, &batadv_netlink_family,
-			  NLM_F_MULTI, BATADV_CMD_GET_DAT_CACHE);
+	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, portid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
+			  &batadv_netlink_family, NLM_F_MULTI,
+			  BATADV_CMD_GET_DAT_CACHE);
 	if (!hdr)
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
+	genl_dump_check_consistent(cb, hdr);
+
 	msecs = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - dat_entry->last_update);
 
 	if (nla_put_in_addr(msg, BATADV_ATTR_DAT_CACHE_IP4ADDRESS,
@@ -901,27 +905,31 @@ batadv_dat_cache_dump_entry(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq,
  *  a netlink socket
  * @msg: buffer for the message
  * @portid: netlink port
- * @seq: Sequence number of netlink message
- * @head: bucket to dump
+ * @cb: Control block containing additional options
+ * @hash: hash to dump
+ * @bucket: bucket index to dump
  * @idx_skip: How many entries to skip
  *
  * Return: 0 or error code.
  */
 static int
-batadv_dat_cache_dump_bucket(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq,
-			     struct hlist_head *head, int *idx_skip)
+batadv_dat_cache_dump_bucket(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid,
+			     struct netlink_callback *cb,
+			     struct batadv_hashtable *hash, unsigned int bucket,
+			     int *idx_skip)
 {
 	struct batadv_dat_entry *dat_entry;
 	int idx = 0;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(dat_entry, head, hash_entry) {
+	spin_lock_bh(&hash->list_locks[bucket]);
+	cb->seq = atomic_read(&hash->generation) << 1 | 1;
+
+	hlist_for_each_entry(dat_entry, &hash->table[bucket], hash_entry) {
 		if (idx < *idx_skip)
 			goto skip;
 
-		if (batadv_dat_cache_dump_entry(msg, portid, seq,
-						dat_entry)) {
-			rcu_read_unlock();
+		if (batadv_dat_cache_dump_entry(msg, portid, cb, dat_entry)) {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&hash->list_locks[bucket]);
 			*idx_skip = idx;
 
 			return -EMSGSIZE;
@@ -930,7 +938,7 @@ batadv_dat_cache_dump_bucket(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 skip:
 		idx++;
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	spin_unlock_bh(&hash->list_locks[bucket]);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -951,7 +959,6 @@ int batadv_dat_cache_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	struct batadv_hashtable *hash;
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
 	int bucket = cb->args[0];
-	struct hlist_head *head;
 	int idx = cb->args[1];
 	int ifindex;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -977,10 +984,7 @@ int batadv_dat_cache_dump(struct sk_buff *msg, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	}
 
 	while (bucket < hash->size) {
-		head = &hash->table[bucket];
-
-		if (batadv_dat_cache_dump_bucket(msg, portid,
-						 cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, head,
+		if (batadv_dat_cache_dump_bucket(msg, portid, cb, hash, bucket,
 						 &idx))
 			break;