diff --git a/drivers/net/rionet.c b/drivers/net/rionet.c
index 77c5092a6a40..bcdc54f2fe55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/rionet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/rionet.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int rionet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 	}
 
-	if (eth->h_dest[0] & 0x01) {
+	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(eth->h_dest)) {
 		for (i = 0; i < RIO_MAX_ROUTE_ENTRIES(rnet->mport->sys_size);
 				i++)
 			if (rionet_active[i])