diff --git a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
index c0548d268e1a2..e3e6a3e2ca22a 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ static int __hw_addr_add_ex(struct netdev_hw_addr_list *list,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ha, &list->list, list) {
-		if (!memcmp(ha->addr, addr, addr_len) &&
-		    ha->type == addr_type) {
+		if (ha->type == addr_type &&
+		    !memcmp(ha->addr, addr, addr_len)) {
 			if (global) {
 				/* check if addr is already used as global */
 				if (ha->global_use)