diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_eth.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_eth.c
index 781b3a226ba73204aa9ff68923ae2385a88e7205..4b552873b55603a648f37bbd497efbb43bd869a4 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_eth.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_eth.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static int l2tp_eth_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	priv->dev = dev;
 	eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
-	memset(&dev->broadcast[0], 0xff, 6);
+	eth_broadcast_addr(dev->broadcast);
 	dev->qdisc_tx_busylock = &l2tp_eth_tx_busylock;
 	return 0;
 }