diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac_wx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac_wx.c
index 835f3d78a16f..283ba8b20128 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac_wx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac_wx.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int rtllib_wx_get_wap(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
 		ieee->state != RTLLIB_LINKED_SCANNING &&
 		ieee->wap_set == 0)
 
-		memset(wrqu->ap_addr.sa_data, 0, ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_zero_addr(wrqu->ap_addr.sa_data);
 	else
 		memcpy(wrqu->ap_addr.sa_data,
 		       ieee->current_network.bssid, ETH_ALEN);