diff --git a/net/atm/br2684.c b/net/atm/br2684.c
index 11854fde52db..f666f2f98ba5 100644
--- a/net/atm/br2684.c
+++ b/net/atm/br2684.c
@@ -577,10 +577,12 @@ static int br2684_regvcc(struct atm_vcc *atmvcc, void __user * arg)
 	pr_debug("vcc=%p, encaps=%d, brvcc=%p\n", atmvcc, be.encaps, brvcc);
 	if (list_empty(&brdev->brvccs) && !brdev->mac_was_set) {
 		unsigned char *esi = atmvcc->dev->esi;
+		const u8 one = 1;
+
 		if (esi[0] | esi[1] | esi[2] | esi[3] | esi[4] | esi[5])
 			dev_addr_set(net_dev, esi);
 		else
-			net_dev->dev_addr[2] = 1;
+			dev_addr_mod(net_dev, 2, &one, 1);
 	}
 	list_add(&brvcc->brvccs, &brdev->brvccs);
 	write_unlock_irq(&devs_lock);
diff --git a/net/atm/lec.c b/net/atm/lec.c
index 8eaea4a4bbd6..6257bf12e5a0 100644
--- a/net/atm/lec.c
+++ b/net/atm/lec.c
@@ -340,12 +340,12 @@ static int lec_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int lec_atm_send(struct atm_vcc *vcc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	static const u8 zero_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {};
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)vcc->proto_data;
 	struct lec_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct atmlec_msg *mesg;
 	struct lec_arp_table *entry;
-	int i;
 	char *tmp;		/* FIXME */
 
 	WARN_ON(refcount_sub_and_test(skb->truesize, &sk_atm(vcc)->sk_wmem_alloc));
@@ -358,8 +358,7 @@ static int lec_atm_send(struct atm_vcc *vcc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, mesg->content.normal.mac_addr);
 		break;
 	case l_del_mac_addr:
-		for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-			dev->dev_addr[i] = 0;
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, zero_addr);
 		break;
 	case l_addr_delete:
 		lec_addr_delete(priv, mesg->content.normal.atm_addr,