diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/libipw_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/libipw_rx.c
index 9ffe65931b293e4d6e4dd1f685dd75376e8dce96..ce2785948be15f0a513d857f1f171d629de7b6e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/libipw_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/libipw_rx.c
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ static inline int is_same_network(struct libipw_network *src,
 	 * as one network */
 	return ((src->ssid_len == dst->ssid_len) &&
 		(src->channel == dst->channel) &&
-		ether_addr_equal(src->bssid, dst->bssid) &&
+		ether_addr_equal_64bits(src->bssid, dst->bssid) &&
 		!memcmp(src->ssid, dst->ssid, src->ssid_len));
 }