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diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index e4b09d2a2..745c98835 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ static inline int is_broadcast_ether_addr(const u8 *addr)
  */
 static inline int is_valid_ether_addr(const u8 *addr)
 {
-	return !is_multicast_ether_addr(addr) && !is_zero_ether_addr(addr) &&
-	       !is_broadcast_ether_addr(addr);
+	/* FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF is a multicast address so we don't need to
+	 * explicitly check for it here. */
+	return !is_multicast_ether_addr(addr) && !is_zero_ether_addr(addr);
 }
 
 /**