diff --git a/include/net/6lowpan.h b/include/net/6lowpan.h
index f127a92d1b94..cf3bc564ac03 100644
--- a/include/net/6lowpan.h
+++ b/include/net/6lowpan.h
@@ -74,16 +74,6 @@
 					 LOWPAN_IPHC_MAX_HEADER_LEN +	\
 					 LOWPAN_NHC_MAX_HDR_LEN)
 
-#define lowpan_is_addr_broadcast(a)	\
-	((((a)[0]) == 0xFF) &&	\
-	 (((a)[1]) == 0xFF) &&	\
-	 (((a)[2]) == 0xFF) &&	\
-	 (((a)[3]) == 0xFF) &&	\
-	 (((a)[4]) == 0xFF) &&	\
-	 (((a)[5]) == 0xFF) &&	\
-	 (((a)[6]) == 0xFF) &&	\
-	 (((a)[7]) == 0xFF))
-
 #define LOWPAN_DISPATCH_IPV6		0x41 /* 01000001 = 65 */
 #define LOWPAN_DISPATCH_IPHC		0x60 /* 011xxxxx = ... */
 #define LOWPAN_DISPATCH_IPHC_MASK	0xe0
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c
index f6594a87d6fc..d4353faced35 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int lowpan_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ldev,
 	/* if the destination address is the broadcast address, use the
 	 * corresponding short address
 	 */
-	if (lowpan_is_addr_broadcast((const u8 *)daddr)) {
+	if (!memcmp(daddr, ldev->broadcast, EUI64_ADDR_LEN)) {
 		da.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT;
 		da.short_addr = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_ADDR_BROADCAST);
 		cb->ackreq = false;