diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
index 82ee6ed954cb..2ea7efd11857 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ static inline struct pppoe_net *pppoe_pernet(struct net *net)
 
 static inline int cmp_2_addr(struct pppoe_addr *a, struct pppoe_addr *b)
 {
-	return a->sid == b->sid && !memcmp(a->remote, b->remote, ETH_ALEN);
+	return a->sid == b->sid && ether_addr_equal(a->remote, b->remote);
 }
 
 static inline int cmp_addr(struct pppoe_addr *a, __be16 sid, char *addr)
 {
-	return a->sid == sid && !memcmp(a->remote, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	return a->sid == sid && ether_addr_equal(a->remote, addr);
 }
 
 #if 8 % PPPOE_HASH_BITS