__be16 h_proto;         /* packet type ID field */
 } __packed;
 
+static bool fwnet_hwaddr_is_multicast(u8 *ha)
+{
+       return !!(*ha & 1);
+}
+
 /* IPv4 and IPv6 encapsulation header */
 struct rfc2734_header {
        u32 w0;
                skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
                skb_pull(skb, sizeof(*eth));
                eth = (struct fwnet_header *)skb_mac_header(skb);
-               if (*eth->h_dest & 1) {
+               if (fwnet_hwaddr_is_multicast(eth->h_dest)) {
                        if (memcmp(eth->h_dest, net->broadcast,
                                   net->addr_len) == 0)
                                skb->pkt_type = PACKET_BROADCAST;
         * Set the transmission type for the packet.  ARP packets and IP
         * broadcast packets are sent via GASP.
         */
-       if (memcmp(hdr_buf.h_dest, net->broadcast, FWNET_ALEN) == 0
-           || proto == htons(ETH_P_ARP)
-           || (proto == htons(ETH_P_IP)
-               && IN_MULTICAST(ntohl(ip_hdr(skb)->daddr)))) {
+       if (fwnet_hwaddr_is_multicast(hdr_buf.h_dest)) {
                max_payload        = dev->broadcast_xmt_max_payload;
                datagram_label_ptr = &dev->broadcast_xmt_datagramlabel;