diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index f94f287b867083e755bd62dcc56af88f30837b33..322dd7323732cf724f1bedbdc0f7d246bff1bb20 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static inline void batadv_dbg(int type __always_unused,
  */
 static inline int batadv_compare_eth(const void *data1, const void *data2)
 {
-	return (memcmp(data1, data2, ETH_ALEN) == 0 ? 1 : 0);
+	return ether_addr_equal_unaligned(data1, data2);
 }
 
 /**