diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 8104278..91f4791 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 		if (addr) {
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_port = 0;
-			ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->a.v6.sin6_addr, &ifa->addr);
+			addr->a.v6.sin6_addr = ifa->addr;
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_scope_id = ifa->idev->dev->ifindex;
 			addr->valid = 1;
 			spin_lock_bh(&sctp_local_addr_lock);
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@
 	/* Fill in the dest address from the route entry passed with the skb
 	 * and the source address from the transport.
 	 */
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, &transport->ipaddr.v6.sin6_addr);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.saddr, &transport->saddr.v6.sin6_addr);
+	fl6.daddr = transport->ipaddr.v6.sin6_addr;
+	fl6.saddr = transport->saddr.v6.sin6_addr;
 
 	fl6.flowlabel = np->flow_label;
 	IP6_ECN_flow_xmit(sk, fl6.flowlabel);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 
 	if (np->opt && np->opt->srcrt) {
 		struct rt0_hdr *rt0 = (struct rt0_hdr *) np->opt->srcrt;
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6.daddr, rt0->addr);
+		fl6.daddr = *rt0->addr;
 	}
 
 	SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK("%s: skb:%p, len:%d, src:%pI6 dst:%pI6\n",
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 	sctp_scope_t scope;
 
 	memset(fl6, 0, sizeof(struct flowi6));
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->daddr, &daddr->v6.sin6_addr);
+	fl6->daddr = daddr->v6.sin6_addr;
 	fl6->fl6_dport = daddr->v6.sin6_port;
 	fl6->flowi6_proto = IPPROTO_SCTP;
 	if (ipv6_addr_type(&daddr->v6.sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 		fl6->fl6_sport = htons(asoc->base.bind_addr.port);
 
 	if (saddr) {
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->saddr, &saddr->v6.sin6_addr);
+		fl6->saddr = saddr->v6.sin6_addr;
 		fl6->fl6_sport = saddr->v6.sin6_port;
 		SCTP_DEBUG_PRINTK("SRC=%pI6 - ", &fl6->saddr);
 	}
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (baddr) {
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&fl6->saddr, &baddr->v6.sin6_addr);
+		fl6->saddr = baddr->v6.sin6_addr;
 		fl6->fl6_sport = baddr->v6.sin6_port;
 		dst = ip6_dst_lookup_flow(sk, fl6, NULL, false);
 	}
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 
 	if (t->dst) {
 		saddr->v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&saddr->v6.sin6_addr, &fl6->saddr);
+		saddr->v6.sin6_addr = fl6->saddr;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 		if (addr) {
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_port = 0;
-			ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->a.v6.sin6_addr, &ifp->addr);
+			addr->a.v6.sin6_addr = ifp->addr;
 			addr->a.v6.sin6_scope_id = dev->ifindex;
 			addr->valid = 1;
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&addr->list);
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@
 static void sctp_v6_from_skb(union sctp_addr *addr,struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     int is_saddr)
 {
-	void *from;
 	__be16 *port;
 	struct sctphdr *sh;
 
@@ -428,12 +427,11 @@
 	sh = sctp_hdr(skb);
 	if (is_saddr) {
 		*port  = sh->source;
-		from = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
+		addr->v6.sin6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 	} else {
 		*port = sh->dest;
-		from = &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
+		addr->v6.sin6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr;
 	}
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, from);
 }
 
 /* Initialize an sctp_addr from a socket. */
@@ -441,7 +439,7 @@
 {
 	addr->v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 	addr->v6.sin6_port = 0;
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, &inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr);
+	addr->v6.sin6_addr = inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr;
 }
 
 /* Initialize sk->sk_rcv_saddr from sctp_addr. */
@@ -454,7 +452,7 @@
 		inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr.s6_addr32[3] =
 			addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr;
 	} else {
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr, &addr->v6.sin6_addr);
+		inet6_sk(sk)->rcv_saddr = addr->v6.sin6_addr;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -467,7 +465,7 @@
 		inet6_sk(sk)->daddr.s6_addr32[2] = htonl(0x0000ffff);
 		inet6_sk(sk)->daddr.s6_addr32[3] = addr->v4.sin_addr.s_addr;
 	} else {
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&inet6_sk(sk)->daddr, &addr->v6.sin6_addr);
+		inet6_sk(sk)->daddr = addr->v6.sin6_addr;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -479,7 +477,7 @@
 	addr->v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
 	addr->v6.sin6_port = port;
 	addr->v6.sin6_flowinfo = 0; /* BUG */
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, &param->v6.addr);
+	addr->v6.sin6_addr = param->v6.addr;
 	addr->v6.sin6_scope_id = iif;
 }
 
@@ -493,7 +491,7 @@
 
 	param->v6.param_hdr.type = SCTP_PARAM_IPV6_ADDRESS;
 	param->v6.param_hdr.length = htons(length);
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&param->v6.addr, &addr->v6.sin6_addr);
+	param->v6.addr = addr->v6.sin6_addr;
 
 	return length;
 }
@@ -504,7 +502,7 @@
 {
 	addr->sa.sa_family = AF_INET6;
 	addr->v6.sin6_port = port;
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&addr->v6.sin6_addr, saddr);
+	addr->v6.sin6_addr = *saddr;
 }
 
 /* Compare addresses exactly.
@@ -759,7 +757,7 @@
 		}
 
 		sin6from = &asoc->peer.primary_addr.v6;
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &sin6from->sin6_addr);
+		sin6->sin6_addr = sin6from->sin6_addr;
 		if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
 			sin6->sin6_scope_id = sin6from->sin6_scope_id;
 	}
@@ -787,7 +785,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* Otherwise, just copy the v6 address. */
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&sin6->sin6_addr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
+		sin6->sin6_addr = ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr;
 		if (ipv6_addr_type(&sin6->sin6_addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) {
 			struct sctp_ulpevent *ev = sctp_skb2event(skb);
 			sin6->sin6_scope_id = ev->iif;