diff --git a/net/smc/smc_clc.c b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
index e1e684c562b8..cc6b6f8651eb 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_clc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/in.h>
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 
@@ -151,8 +152,7 @@ int smc_clc_send_proposal(struct smc_sock *smc,
 	pclc.hdr.version = SMC_CLC_V1;		/* SMC version */
 	memcpy(pclc.lcl.id_for_peer, local_systemid, sizeof(local_systemid));
 	memcpy(&pclc.lcl.gid, &smcibdev->gid[ibport - 1], SMC_GID_SIZE);
-	memcpy(&pclc.lcl.mac, &smcibdev->mac[ibport - 1],
-	       sizeof(smcibdev->mac[ibport - 1]));
+	memcpy(&pclc.lcl.mac, &smcibdev->mac[ibport - 1], ETH_ALEN);
 
 	/* determine subnet and mask from internal TCP socket */
 	rc = smc_netinfo_by_tcpsk(smc->clcsock, &pclc.outgoing_subnet,
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ int smc_clc_send_confirm(struct smc_sock *smc)
 	memcpy(cclc.lcl.id_for_peer, local_systemid, sizeof(local_systemid));
 	memcpy(&cclc.lcl.gid, &link->smcibdev->gid[link->ibport - 1],
 	       SMC_GID_SIZE);
-	memcpy(&cclc.lcl.mac, &link->smcibdev->mac[link->ibport - 1],
-	       sizeof(link->smcibdev->mac));
+	memcpy(&cclc.lcl.mac, &link->smcibdev->mac[link->ibport - 1], ETH_ALEN);
 	hton24(cclc.qpn, link->roce_qp->qp_num);
 	cclc.rmb_rkey =
 		htonl(conn->rmb_desc->mr_rx[SMC_SINGLE_LINK]->rkey);
@@ -252,8 +251,7 @@ int smc_clc_send_accept(struct smc_sock *new_smc, int srv_first_contact)
 	memcpy(aclc.lcl.id_for_peer, local_systemid, sizeof(local_systemid));
 	memcpy(&aclc.lcl.gid, &link->smcibdev->gid[link->ibport - 1],
 	       SMC_GID_SIZE);
-	memcpy(&aclc.lcl.mac, link->smcibdev->mac[link->ibport - 1],
-	       sizeof(link->smcibdev->mac[link->ibport - 1]));
+	memcpy(&aclc.lcl.mac, link->smcibdev->mac[link->ibport - 1], ETH_ALEN);
 	hton24(aclc.qpn, link->roce_qp->qp_num);
 	aclc.rmb_rkey =
 		htonl(conn->rmb_desc->mr_rx[SMC_SINGLE_LINK]->rkey);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ib.h b/net/smc/smc_ib.h
index 3fe2d55c6051..a95f74bb5569 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_ib.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_ib.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef _SMC_IB_H
 #define _SMC_IB_H
 
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 
 #define SMC_MAX_PORTS			2	/* Max # of ports */
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ struct smc_ib_device {				/* ib-device infos for smc */
 	struct ib_cq		*roce_cq_recv;	/* recv completion queue */
 	struct tasklet_struct	send_tasklet;	/* called by send cq handler */
 	struct tasklet_struct	recv_tasklet;	/* called by recv cq handler */
-	char			mac[SMC_MAX_PORTS][6]; /* mac address per port*/
+	char			mac[SMC_MAX_PORTS][ETH_ALEN];
+						/* mac address per port*/
 	union ib_gid		gid[SMC_MAX_PORTS]; /* gid per port */
 	u8			initialized : 1; /* ib dev CQ, evthdl done */
 	struct work_struct	port_event_work;