diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index e9ce658141f51a2e6cc813dd03997e154a1f07a2..3374df016c589002293eaedf96da1bfac77b142b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -4206,7 +4206,7 @@ static void ieee80211_8023_xmit(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	    (!sta || !test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_TDLS_PEER)))
 		ra = sdata->u.mgd.bssid;
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ra))
+	if (is_zero_ether_addr(ra))
 		goto out_free;
 
 	multicast = is_multicast_ether_addr(ra);