diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
index 9741d613ba6f..a3ff270593f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
@@ -2214,9 +2214,7 @@ static void ucc_geth_set_multi(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct dev_mc_list *dmi;
 	struct ucc_fast *uf_regs;
 	struct ucc_geth_82xx_address_filtering_pram *p_82xx_addr_filt;
-	u8 tempaddr[6];
-	u8 *mcptr, *tdptr;
-	int i, j;
+	int i;
 
 	ugeth = netdev_priv(dev);
 
@@ -2255,19 +2253,10 @@ static void ucc_geth_set_multi(struct net_device *dev)
 				if (!(dmi->dmi_addr[0] & 1))
 					continue;
 
-				/* The address in dmi_addr is LSB first,
-				 * and taddr is MSB first.  We have to
-				 * copy bytes MSB first from dmi_addr.
-				 */
-				mcptr = (u8 *) dmi->dmi_addr + 5;
-				tdptr = (u8 *) tempaddr;
-				for (j = 0; j < 6; j++)
-					*tdptr++ = *mcptr--;
-
 				/* Ask CPM to run CRC and set bit in
 				 * filter mask.
 				 */
-				hw_add_addr_in_hash(ugeth, tempaddr);
+				hw_add_addr_in_hash(ugeth, dmi->dmi_addr);
 			}
 		}
 	}