diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index f91c80c0e9ec..8a86b3025637 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static __be16 dvb_net_eth_type_trans(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	eth = eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	if (*eth->h_dest & 1) {
-		if(memcmp(eth->h_dest,dev->broadcast, ETH_ALEN)==0)
+		if(ether_addr_equal(eth->h_dest,dev->broadcast))
 			skb->pkt_type=PACKET_BROADCAST;
 		else
 			skb->pkt_type=PACKET_MULTICAST;
@@ -674,11 +674,13 @@ static void dvb_net_ule( struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t buf_len )
 					if (priv->rx_mode != RX_MODE_PROMISC) {
 						if (priv->ule_skb->data[0] & 0x01) {
 							/* multicast or broadcast */
-							if (memcmp(priv->ule_skb->data, bc_addr, ETH_ALEN)) {
+							if (!ether_addr_equal(priv->ule_skb->data, bc_addr)) {
 								/* multicast */
 								if (priv->rx_mode == RX_MODE_MULTI) {
 									int i;
-									for(i = 0; i < priv->multi_num && memcmp(priv->ule_skb->data, priv->multi_macs[i], ETH_ALEN); i++)
+									for(i = 0; i < priv->multi_num &&
+									    !ether_addr_equal(priv->ule_skb->data,
+											      priv->multi_macs[i]); i++)
 										;
 									if (i == priv->multi_num)
 										drop = 1;
@@ -688,7 +690,7 @@ static void dvb_net_ule( struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t buf_len )
 							}
 							/* else: broadcast */
 						}
-						else if (memcmp(priv->ule_skb->data, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN))
+						else if (!ether_addr_equal(priv->ule_skb->data, dev->dev_addr))
 							drop = 1;
 						/* else: destination address matches the MAC address of our receiver device */
 					}