diff --git a/net/802/stp.c b/net/802/stp.c
index 15540b7..2c40ba0 100644
--- a/net/802/stp.c
+++ b/net/802/stp.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 		proto = rcu_dereference(garp_protos[eh->h_dest[5] -
 						    GARP_ADDR_MIN]);
 		if (proto &&
-		    compare_ether_addr(eh->h_dest, proto->group_address))
+		    !ether_addr_equal(eh->h_dest, proto->group_address))
 			goto err;
 	} else
 		proto = rcu_dereference(stp_proto);