diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 18af08a73f0a..a08bd2b7fe3f 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_del(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	}
 
 	addr = nla_data(tb[NDA_LLADDR]);
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr)) {
+	if (is_zero_ether_addr(addr)) {
 		pr_info("PF_BRIDGE: RTM_DELNEIGH with invalid ether address\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}