diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index 6721ed9efc3b..9f625bc1b4a1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -2288,13 +2288,7 @@ void ieee80211_stop_queue(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
 inline void ieee80211_randomize_cell(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
 {
 
-	get_random_bytes(ieee->current_network.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-
-	/* an IBSS cell address must have the two less significant
-	 * bits of the first byte = 2
-	 */
-	ieee->current_network.bssid[0] &= ~0x01;
-	ieee->current_network.bssid[0] |= 0x02;
+	random_ether_addr(ieee->current_network.bssid);
 }
 
 /* called in user context only */