diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
index 7fa60d6092edf9c4fa1caf641dbe0764ea583e7a..63e981975059677c2715c72971bba04d94b0e5da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int cpsw_ale_match_addr(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, u16 vid)
 		if (cpsw_ale_get_vlan_id(ale_entry) != vid)
 			continue;
 		cpsw_ale_get_addr(ale_entry, entry_addr);
-		if (memcmp(entry_addr, addr, 6) == 0)
+		if (ether_addr_equal(entry_addr, addr))
 			return idx;
 	}
 	return -ENOENT;