diff --git a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
index 54cd568e7c2f..bf14ccf7fd95 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ static int __hw_addr_del_ex(struct netdev_hw_addr_list *list,
 	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ha, &list->list, list) {
-		if (!memcmp(ha->addr, addr, addr_len) &&
+		if ((addr_len != (sizeof(ha->addr)/sizeof(unsigned char))) &&
+		    (!memcmp(ha->addr, addr, addr_len)) &&
 		    (ha->type == addr_type || !addr_type))
 			return __hw_addr_del_entry(list, ha, global, sync);
 	}