diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 8ab14340d10f6433c849face4852e4de1b5b9547..803ab4be40c2c7e8ede02c523e0b46f0e284c9f4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int batadv_compare_orig(const struct hlist_node *node, const void *data2)
 	const void *data1 = container_of(node, struct batadv_orig_node,
 					 hash_entry);
 
-	return (memcmp(data1, data2, ETH_ALEN) == 0 ? 1 : 0);
+	return batadv_compare_eth(data1, data2);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 4add57d4857f11e5ea9edfa13aae1f46dab3e4f9..06506e6f9006ee58100b82b625cd033403dee9e3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int batadv_compare_tt(const struct hlist_node *node, const void *data2)
 	const void *data1 = container_of(node, struct batadv_tt_common_entry,
 					 hash_entry);
 
-	return (memcmp(data1, data2, ETH_ALEN) == 0 ? 1 : 0);
+	return batadv_compare_eth(data1, data2);
 }
 
 /**