diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c b/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
index 68a6922b4141..7796dd9d42d7 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ void br_send_tcn_bpdu(struct net_bridge_port *p)
 void br_stp_rcv(const struct stp_proto *proto, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	const unsigned char *dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
 	struct net_bridge_port *p;
 	struct net_bridge *br;
 	const unsigned char *buf;
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ void br_stp_rcv(const struct stp_proto *proto, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (p->state == BR_STATE_DISABLED)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (!ether_addr_equal(dest, br->group_addr))
+	if (!ether_addr_equal(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest, br->group_addr))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (p->flags & BR_BPDU_GUARD) {