diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/ncm.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/ncm.c
index e8d565534053..0f1b45e3abd1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/ncm.c
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@
 /* #define DEBUG */
 /* #define VERBOSE_DEBUG */
 
-#include <linux/hex.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/usb/composite.h>
 
 #include "u_ether.h"
@@ -131,7 +129,6 @@ static int gncm_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 	struct usb_gadget	*gadget = cdev->gadget;
 	struct f_ncm_opts	*ncm_opts;
 	int			status;
-	u8			mac[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	f_ncm_inst = usb_get_function_instance("ncm");
 	if (IS_ERR(f_ncm_inst))
@@ -139,15 +136,11 @@ static int gncm_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev)
 
 	ncm_opts = container_of(f_ncm_inst, struct f_ncm_opts, func_inst);
 
-	ncm_opts->net_opts.qmult = qmult;
-	if (host_addr && mac_pton(host_addr, mac)) {
-		memcpy(&ncm_opts->net_opts.host_mac, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	gether_set_qmult(ncm_opts->net, qmult);
+	if (!gether_set_host_addr(ncm_opts->net, host_addr))
 		pr_info("using host ethernet address: %s", host_addr);
-	}
-	if (dev_addr && mac_pton(dev_addr, mac)) {
-		memcpy(&ncm_opts->net_opts.dev_mac, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	if (!gether_set_dev_addr(ncm_opts->net, dev_addr))
 		pr_info("using self ethernet address: %s", dev_addr);
-	}
 
 	/* Allocate string descriptor numbers ... note that string
 	 * contents can be overridden by the composite_dev glue.