diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
index 95aa8e1683ec..c3e14b2104ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
@@ -6963,13 +6963,6 @@ static int ipw2100_wx_set_wap(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct ipw2100_priv *priv = libipw_priv(dev);
 	int err = 0;
 
-	static const unsigned char any[] = {
-		0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff
-	};
-	static const unsigned char off[] = {
-		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
-	};
-
 	// sanity checks
 	if (wrqu->ap_addr.sa_family != ARPHRD_ETHER)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -6980,8 +6973,8 @@ static int ipw2100_wx_set_wap(struct net_device *dev,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	if (!memcmp(any, wrqu->ap_addr.sa_data, ETH_ALEN) ||
-	    !memcmp(off, wrqu->ap_addr.sa_data, ETH_ALEN)) {
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(wrqu->ap_addr.sa_data) ||
+	    is_zero_ether_addr(wrqu->ap_addr.sa_data)) {
 		/* we disable mandatory BSSID association */
 		IPW_DEBUG_WX("exit - disable mandatory BSSID\n");
 		priv->config &= ~CFG_STATIC_BSSID;