diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index 3d406e0ede6d..98a27cccedfd 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -137,6 +137,17 @@ static inline void random_ether_addr(u8 *addr)
 	addr [0] |= 0x02;	/* set local assignment bit (IEEE802) */
 }
 
+/**
+ * eth_broadcast_addr - Assign broadcast address
+ * @addr: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address
+ *
+ * Assign the broadcast address to the given address array.
+ */
+static inline void eth_broadcast_addr(u8 *addr)
+{
+	memset(addr, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
+}
+
 /**
  * eth_hw_addr_random - Generate software assigned random Ethernet and
  * set device flag