* Drop unicast frames to unauthorised stations unless they are
         * EAPOL frames from the local station.
         */
-       if (!ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif) &&
-               unlikely(!is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr.addr1) && !authorized &&
-                     !(cpu_to_be16(ethertype) == sdata->control_port_protocol &&
-                      compare_ether_addr(sdata->vif.addr,
-                                         skb->data + ETH_ALEN) == 0))) {
+       if (unlikely(!ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif) &&
+                    !is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr.addr1) && !authorized &&
+                    (cpu_to_be16(ethertype) != sdata->control_port_protocol ||
+                     compare_ether_addr(sdata->vif.addr, skb->data + ETH_ALEN)))) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
                if (net_ratelimit())
                        printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: dropped frame to %pM"