diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
index cbe4a30abd79..2f967441e1a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static void qlcnic_send_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 	head = &(adapter->fhash.fhead[hindex]);
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(tmp_fil, n, head, fnode) {
-		if (ether_addr_equal(tmp_fil->faddr, &src_addr) &&
+		if (ether_addr_equal(tmp_fil->faddr, (u8 *)&src_addr) &&
 		    tmp_fil->vlan_id == vlan_id) {
 			if (jiffies > (QLCNIC_READD_AGE * HZ + tmp_fil->ftime))
 				qlcnic_change_filter(adapter, &src_addr,