diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c b/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c
index d8db2b664ac2..959b41021a65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/de4x5.c
@@ -1868,14 +1868,13 @@ de4x5_local_stats(struct net_device *dev, char *buf, int pkt_len)
 	    i = DE4X5_PKT_STAT_SZ;
 	}
     }
-    if (buf[0] & 0x01) {          /* Multicast/Broadcast */
-        if ((*(s32 *)&buf[0] == -1) && (*(s16 *)&buf[4] == -1)) {
+    if (is_multicast_ether_addr(buf)) {
+        if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(buf)) {
 	    lp->pktStats.broadcast++;
 	} else {
 	    lp->pktStats.multicast++;
 	}
-    } else if ((*(s32 *)&buf[0] == *(s32 *)&dev->dev_addr[0]) &&
-	       (*(s16 *)&buf[4] == *(s16 *)&dev->dev_addr[4])) {
+    } else if (compare_ether_addr(buf, dev->dev_addr) == 0) {
         lp->pktStats.unicast++;
     }