diff --git a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
index 87cc17d..b079c7b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@
 	 */
 	ha = list_first_entry(&dev->dev_addrs.list,
 			      struct netdev_hw_addr, list);
-	if (ha->addr == dev->dev_addr && ha->refcount == 1)
+	if (!memcmp(ha->addr, addr, dev->addr_len) &&
+	    ha->type == addr_type && ha->refcount == 1)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	err = __hw_addr_del(&dev->dev_addrs, addr, dev->addr_len,