diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index f8041f9d61c8..2fbbf35c40ac 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ inline struct sk_buff *ieee80211_probe_req(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
 	req->header.frame_ctl = cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ);
 	req->header.duration_id = 0; /* FIXME: is this OK? */
 
-	memset(req->header.addr1, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_broadcast_addr(req->header.addr1);
 	memcpy(req->header.addr2, ieee->dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memset(req->header.addr3, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_broadcast_addr(req->header.addr3);
 
 	tag = (u8 *) skb_put(skb,len+2+rate_len);