1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 1442bb68a3f3..9dee87c0358c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -378,7 +378,11 @@ static int cmp_bss_core(struct cfg80211_bss *a,
                                b->len_information_elements);
         }
 
-        return compare_ether_addr(a->bssid, b->bssid);
+        /*
+         * we can't use compare_ether_addr here since we need a < > operator.
+         * The binary return value of compare_ether_addr isn't enough
+         */
+        return memcmp(a->bssid, b->bssid, sizeof(a->bssid));
 }
 
 static int cmp_bss(struct cfg80211_bss *a,