diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 56cf9b8e1c7cd46ce0a6250cdff41dfbc41728d7..e32083d5d8f8370d363b58b8c461cac53ce983ed 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!(master->flags & IFF_UP))
 		return -ENETDOWN;
 
-	if (compare_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr)) {
+	if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr)) {
 		err = dev_uc_add(master, dev->dev_addr);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
 		dev_set_allmulti(master, -1);
 del_unicast:
-	if (compare_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr))
+	if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr))
 		dev_uc_del(master, dev->dev_addr);
 out:
 	return err;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int dsa_slave_close(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
 		dev_set_promiscuity(master, -1);
 
-	if (compare_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr))
+	if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr))
 		dev_uc_del(master, dev->dev_addr);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ static int dsa_slave_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *a)
 	if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (compare_ether_addr(addr->sa_data, master->dev_addr)) {
+	if (!ether_addr_equal(addr->sa_data, master->dev_addr)) {
 		err = dev_uc_add(master, addr->sa_data);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	if (compare_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr))
+	if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr))
 		dev_uc_del(master, dev->dev_addr);
 
 out: