diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index 392f395a5feb..9062cd562347 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -1,117 +1,118 @@
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
  * are met:
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  *    notice unmodified, this list of conditions, and the following
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  *
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  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
  * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
  * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
  * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
  * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
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  *
  * $FreeBSD$
  */
 #ifndef _LINUX_ETHERDEVICE
 #define	_LINUX_ETHERDEVICE
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <sys/random.h>
 #include <sys/libkern.h>
 
 #define	ETH_MODULE_SFF_8079		1
 #define	ETH_MODULE_SFF_8079_LEN		256
 #define	ETH_MODULE_SFF_8472		2
 #define	ETH_MODULE_SFF_8472_LEN		512
 #define	ETH_MODULE_SFF_8636		3
 #define	ETH_MODULE_SFF_8636_LEN		256
 #define	ETH_MODULE_SFF_8436		4
 #define	ETH_MODULE_SFF_8436_LEN		256
 
 struct ethtool_eeprom {
 	u32	offset;
 	u32	len;
 };
 
 struct ethtool_modinfo {
 	u32	type;
 	u32	eeprom_len;
 };
 
 static inline bool
 is_zero_ether_addr(const u8 * addr)
 {
 	return ((addr[0] + addr[1] + addr[2] + addr[3] + addr[4] + addr[5]) == 0x00);
 }
 
 static inline bool
 is_multicast_ether_addr(const u8 * addr)
 {
 	return (0x01 & addr[0]);
 }
 
 static inline bool
 is_broadcast_ether_addr(const u8 * addr)
 {
 	return ((addr[0] + addr[1] + addr[2] + addr[3] + addr[4] + addr[5]) == (6 * 0xff));
 }
 
 static inline bool
 is_valid_ether_addr(const u8 * addr)
 {
 	return !is_multicast_ether_addr(addr) && !is_zero_ether_addr(addr);
 }
 
 static inline void
 ether_addr_copy(u8 * dst, const u8 * src)
 {
 	memcpy(dst, src, 6);
 }
 
 static inline bool
-ether_addr_equal(const u8 *pa, const u8 *pb)
+ether_addr_equal_unaligned(const u8 *pa, const u8 *pb)
 {
 	return (memcmp(pa, pb, 6) == 0);
 }
+#define	ether_addr_equal(_pa, _pb)	ether_addr_equal_unaligned(_pa, _pb)
 
 static inline bool
 ether_addr_equal_64bits(const u8 *pa, const u8 *pb)
 {
 	return (memcmp(pa, pb, 6) == 0);
 }
 
 static inline void
 eth_broadcast_addr(u8 *pa)
 {
 	memset(pa, 0xff, 6);
 }
 
 static inline void
 eth_zero_addr(u8 *pa)
 {
 	memset(pa, 0, 6);
 }
 
 static inline void
 random_ether_addr(u8 * dst)
 {
 	arc4random_buf(dst, 6);
 
 	dst[0] &= 0xfe;
 	dst[0] |= 0x02;
 }
 
 #endif					/* _LINUX_ETHERDEVICE */