diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945.c
index f09e257759d5a930cfdaa1c2a69484355677403f..27e543c6c5d628b091a5865a120e356dee7b531f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945.c
@@ -466,10 +466,10 @@ il3945_is_network_packet(struct il_priv *il, struct ieee80211_hdr *header)
 	switch (il->iw_mode) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:	/* Header: Dest. | Source    | BSSID */
 		/* packets to our IBSS update information */
-		return ether_addr_equal(header->addr3, il->bssid);
+		return ether_addr_equal_64bits(header->addr3, il->bssid);
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:	/* Header: Dest. | AP{BSSID} | Source */
 		/* packets to our IBSS update information */
-		return ether_addr_equal(header->addr2, il->bssid);
+		return ether_addr_equal_64bits(header->addr2, il->bssid);
 	default:
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/common.c
index a27b14cfeaec05753bb64fe8708ec7c25065995c..da4d24d359005513478846e3d49451ece655c3f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/common.c
@@ -3746,10 +3746,10 @@ il_full_rxon_required(struct il_priv *il)
 
 	/* These items are only settable from the full RXON command */
 	CHK(!il_is_associated(il));
-	CHK(!ether_addr_equal(staging->bssid_addr, active->bssid_addr));
-	CHK(!ether_addr_equal(staging->node_addr, active->node_addr));
-	CHK(!ether_addr_equal(staging->wlap_bssid_addr,
-			      active->wlap_bssid_addr));
+	CHK(!ether_addr_equal_64bits(staging->bssid_addr, active->bssid_addr));
+	CHK(!ether_addr_equal_64bits(staging->node_addr, active->node_addr));
+	CHK(!ether_addr_equal_64bits(staging->wlap_bssid_addr,
+				     active->wlap_bssid_addr));
 	CHK_NEQ(staging->dev_type, active->dev_type);
 	CHK_NEQ(staging->channel, active->channel);
 	CHK_NEQ(staging->air_propagation, active->air_propagation);