diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 5d00f23b4621..24675523930f 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static inline void batadv_dbg(int type __always_unused,
 
 /* returns 1 if they are the same ethernet addr
  *
- * note: can't use compare_ether_addr() as it requires aligned memory
+ * note: can't use ether_addr_equal() as it requires aligned memory
  */
 static inline int batadv_compare_eth(const void *data1, const void *data2)
 {