diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
index 8027ceb53c58..99e907d46224 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
@@ -2620,13 +2620,7 @@ void rtllib_wake_all_queues(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 inline void rtllib_randomize_cell(struct rtllib_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 */