diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 4e5d7c701436..e8477f792c95 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1098,13 +1098,13 @@ static int ctnetlink_filter_match_tuple(struct nf_conntrack_tuple *filter_tuple,
 		break;
 	case NFPROTO_IPV6:
 		if ((flags & CTA_FILTER_FLAG(CTA_IP_SRC)) &&
-		    !ipv6_addr_cmp(&filter_tuple->src.u3.in6,
-				   &ct_tuple->src.u3.in6))
+		    !ipv6_addr_equal(&filter_tuple->src.u3.in6,
+				     &ct_tuple->src.u3.in6))
 			return 0;
 
 		if ((flags & CTA_FILTER_FLAG(CTA_IP_DST)) &&
-		    !ipv6_addr_cmp(&filter_tuple->dst.u3.in6,
-				   &ct_tuple->dst.u3.in6))
+		    !ipv6_addr_equal(&filter_tuple->dst.u3.in6,
+				     &ct_tuple->dst.u3.in6))
 			return 0;
 		break;
 	}