diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index f347fd9c5b28..777fa59f5e0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@
 static const char banner[] __initconst = KERN_INFO \
 	"AX.25: bpqether driver version 004\n";
 
-static char bcast_addr[6]={0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF};
-
-static char bpq_eth_addr[6];
-
 static int bpq_rcv(struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *, struct packet_type *, struct net_device *);
 static int bpq_device_event(struct notifier_block *, unsigned long, void *);
 
@@ -501,8 +497,8 @@ static int bpq_new_device(struct net_device *edev)
 	bpq->ethdev = edev;
 	bpq->axdev = ndev;
 
-	memcpy(bpq->dest_addr, bcast_addr, sizeof(bpq_eth_addr));
-	memcpy(bpq->acpt_addr, bcast_addr, sizeof(bpq_eth_addr));
+	eth_broadcast_addr(bpq->dest_addr);
+	eth_broadcast_addr(bpq->acpt_addr);
 
 	err = register_netdevice(ndev);
 	if (err)