diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
index f3f2784f6ebd..7a364eca46d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
  */
 #define	ATH_KEYMAX	        128     /* max key cache size we handle */
 
-static const u8 ath_bcast_mac[ETH_ALEN] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
-
 struct ath_ani {
 	bool caldone;
 	unsigned int longcal_timer;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c
index 233054bd6b52..12d3a6c92ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/attach.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_init(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
 	ath5k_hw_set_lladdr(ah, zero_mac);
 
 	/* Set BSSID to bcast address: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff for now */
-	memcpy(common->curbssid, ath_bcast_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_broadcast_addr(common->curbssid);
 	ath5k_hw_set_bssid(ah);
 	ath5k_hw_set_opmode(ah, ah->opmode);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
index f246e9ed4a81..214c68269a69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static void ath9k_init_misc(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(priv->ah);
 
-	memcpy(common->bssidmask, ath_bcast_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_broadcast_addr(common->bssidmask);
 
 	common->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
 	priv->ah->opmode = NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index b71b16715f6a..c070a9e51ebf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static void ath9k_init_misc(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	timer_setup(&common->ani.timer, ath_ani_calibrate, 0);
 
 	common->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
-	memcpy(common->bssidmask, ath_bcast_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_broadcast_addr(common->bssidmask);
 	sc->beacon.slottime = 9;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sc->beacon.bslot); i++)