diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c
index b1379276c84b..fb01594994f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ int hostif_data_request(struct ks_wlan_private *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/* skb check */
 	eth = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
-	if (memcmp(&priv->eth_addr[0], eth->h_source, ETH_ALEN) != 0) {
+	if (!ether_addr_equal(&priv->eth_addr[0], eth->h_source)) {
 		netdev_err(priv->net_dev, "invalid mac address !!\n");
 		netdev_err(priv->net_dev, "ethernet->h_source=%pM\n", eth->h_source);
 		ret = -ENXIO;