diff --git a/net/appletalk/aarp.c b/net/appletalk/aarp.c
index d1c55d8dd0a2..8ad3ec2610b6 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/aarp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/aarp.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static void __aarp_send_query(struct aarp_entry *a)
 	eah->pa_src_net	 = sat->s_net;
 	eah->pa_src_node = sat->s_node;
 
-	memset(eah->hw_dst, '\0', ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_zero_addr(eah->hw_dst);
 
 	eah->pa_dst_zero = 0;
 	eah->pa_dst_net	 = a->target_addr.s_net;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void aarp_send_reply(struct net_device *dev, struct atalk_addr *us,
 	eah->pa_src_node = us->s_node;
 
 	if (!sha)
-		memset(eah->hw_dst, '\0', ETH_ALEN);
+		eth_zero_addr(eah->hw_dst);
 	else
 		ether_addr_copy(eah->hw_dst, sha);
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static void aarp_send_probe(struct net_device *dev, struct atalk_addr *us)
 	eah->pa_src_net	 = us->s_net;
 	eah->pa_src_node = us->s_node;
 
-	memset(eah->hw_dst, '\0', ETH_ALEN);
+	eth_zero_addr(eah->hw_dst);
 
 	eah->pa_dst_zero = 0;
 	eah->pa_dst_net	 = us->s_net;