diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 80f55937e3bed2bb4f36127af3b85ff216c98ae4..eca06f05c0c4fa194526a246e7351a9a6b4f100a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -2022,9 +2022,9 @@ void rtw_issue_addbareq_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitfr
 	struct sta_info *psta = NULL;
 	struct ht_priv	*phtpriv;
 	struct pkt_attrib *pattrib = &pxmitframe->attrib;
-	s32 bmcst = IS_MCAST(pattrib->ra);
 
-	if (bmcst || (padapter->mlmepriv.LinkDetectInfo.NumTxOkInPeriod < 100))
+	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(pattrib->ra) ||
+	    padapter->mlmepriv.LinkDetectInfo.NumTxOkInPeriod < 100)
 		return;
 
 	priority = pattrib->priority;