diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_pp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_pp.c
index 43464f0a4f99..e6a83198c3dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_pp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_pp.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int enic_are_pp_different(struct enic_port_profile *pp1,
 	return strcmp(pp1->name, pp2->name) | !!memcmp(pp1->instance_uuid,
 		pp2->instance_uuid, PORT_UUID_MAX) |
 		!!memcmp(pp1->host_uuid, pp2->host_uuid, PORT_UUID_MAX) |
-		!!memcmp(pp1->mac_addr, pp2->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		!ether_addr_equal(pp1->mac_addr, pp2->mac_addr);
 }
 
 static int enic_pp_preassociate(struct enic *enic, int vf,