diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 19fe9c717cedb56051ff6cb5effca0274fd946d8..c03f3dec4763fc507edc56167cd8e88a209fb197 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ void netpoll_send_udp(struct netpoll *np, const char *msg, int len)
 		skb->protocol = eth->h_proto = htons(ETH_P_IP);
 	}
 
-	memcpy(eth->h_source, np->dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(eth->h_dest, np->remote_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	ether_addr_copy(eth->h_source, np->dev->dev_addr);
+	ether_addr_copy(eth->h_dest, np->remote_mac);
 
 	skb->dev = np->dev;