diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index 221fae22bab6098d657469c8e8c31211338f216f..4a8124570e6ebc85a4278deed4a17637f11f5444 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -361,9 +361,7 @@ static int wpa_set_encryption(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *param,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	if (param->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[5] == 0xff) {
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param->sta_addr)) {
 		if (param->u.crypt.idx >= WEP_KEYS) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto exit;
@@ -2208,9 +2206,7 @@ static int rtw_set_encryption(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *param,
 		ret =  -EINVAL;
 		goto exit;
 	}
-	if (param->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[5] == 0xff) {
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param->sta_addr)) {
 		if (param->u.crypt.idx >= WEP_KEYS) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto exit;
@@ -2471,9 +2467,7 @@ static int rtw_add_sta(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *param)
 	if (!check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, (_FW_LINKED|WIFI_AP_STATE)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (param->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[5] == 0xff)
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param->sta_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	psta = rtw_get_stainfo(pstapriv, param->sta_addr);
@@ -2528,9 +2522,7 @@ static int rtw_del_sta(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *param)
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, (_FW_LINKED|WIFI_AP_STATE)) != true)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (param->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[5] == 0xff)
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param->sta_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	psta = rtw_get_stainfo(pstapriv, param->sta_addr);
@@ -2566,9 +2558,7 @@ static int rtw_ioctl_get_sta_data(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *par
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, (_FW_LINKED|WIFI_AP_STATE)) != true)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (param_ex->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param_ex->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param_ex->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param_ex->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param_ex->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param_ex->sta_addr[5] == 0xff)
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param_ex->sta_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	psta = rtw_get_stainfo(pstapriv, param_ex->sta_addr);
@@ -2622,9 +2612,7 @@ static int rtw_get_sta_wpaie(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *param)
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, (_FW_LINKED|WIFI_AP_STATE)) != true)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (param->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[5] == 0xff)
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param->sta_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	psta = rtw_get_stainfo(pstapriv, param->sta_addr);
@@ -2779,10 +2767,9 @@ static int rtw_ioctl_acl_remove_sta(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *p
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_AP_STATE) != true)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (param->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[5] == 0xff)
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param->sta_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return rtw_acl_remove_sta(padapter, param->sta_addr);
 }
 
@@ -2794,10 +2781,9 @@ static int rtw_ioctl_acl_add_sta(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *para
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_AP_STATE) != true)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (param->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[5] == 0xff)
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param->sta_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return rtw_acl_add_sta(padapter, param->sta_addr);
 }