diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
index 04bf22e5ee31..675435fc2e53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ static int igbvf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 
 	hw->mac.ops.rar_set(hw, hw->mac.addr, 0);
 
-	if (memcmp(addr->sa_data, hw->mac.addr, 6))
+	if (!ether_addr_equal(addr->sa_data, hw->mac.addr))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);