diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/defines.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/defines.h
index 33f40d3474ae..3e18045d8f89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/defines.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/defines.h
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@
 #define E1000_ERR_MAC_INIT 5
 #define E1000_ERR_MBX      15
 
-#ifndef ETH_ADDR_LEN
-#define ETH_ADDR_LEN                 6
-#endif
-
 /* SRRCTL bit definitions */
 #define E1000_SRRCTL_BSIZEPKT_SHIFT                     10 /* Shift _right_ */
 #define E1000_SRRCTL_BSIZEHDRSIZE_MASK                  0x00000F00
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/vf.c
index 19551977b352..30a6cc426037 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/vf.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void e1000_update_mc_addr_list_vf(struct e1000_hw *hw,
 	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
 		hash_value = e1000_hash_mc_addr_vf(hw, mc_addr_list);
 		hash_list[i] = hash_value & 0x0FFFF;
-		mc_addr_list += ETH_ADDR_LEN;
+		mc_addr_list += ETH_ALEN;
 	}
 
 	mbx->ops.write_posted(hw, msgbuf, E1000_VFMAILBOX_SIZE);
@@ -333,10 +333,7 @@ static void e1000_rar_set_vf(struct e1000_hw *hw, u8 * addr, u32 index)
  **/
 static s32 e1000_read_mac_addr_vf(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++)
-		hw->mac.addr[i] = hw->mac.perm_addr[i];
+	memcpy(hw->mac.addr, hw->mac.perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	return E1000_SUCCESS;
 }