diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/hostap.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/hostap.c
index 6ac6f452b261..67b1b88b1b89 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/hostap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/hostap.c
@@ -495,9 +495,7 @@ static int hostap_set_encryption(PSDevice pDevice,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (param->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[5] == 0xff) {
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param->sta_addr)) {
 		if (param->u.crypt.idx >= MAX_GROUP_KEY)
 			return -EINVAL;
         iNodeIndex = 0;
@@ -716,9 +714,7 @@ static int hostap_get_encryption(PSDevice pDevice,
 
 	param->u.crypt.err = 0;
 
-	if (param->sta_addr[0] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[1] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[2] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[3] == 0xff &&
-	    param->sta_addr[4] == 0xff && param->sta_addr[5] == 0xff) {
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(param->sta_addr)) {
         iNodeIndex = 0;
 	} else {
 	    if (BSSDBbIsSTAInNodeDB(pMgmt, param->sta_addr, &iNodeIndex) == false) {