diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 2209be943051..005df85219a8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
-#include <linux/ipv6.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <net/ipv6.h>
 #include "cifspdu.h"
 #include "cifsglob.h"
 #include "cifsproto.h"
@@ -1379,8 +1379,8 @@ cifs_find_tcp_session(struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
 		     server->addr.sockAddr.sin_addr.s_addr))
 			continue;
 		else if (addr->ss_family == AF_INET6 &&
-			 memcmp(&server->addr.sockAddr6.sin6_addr,
-				&addr6->sin6_addr, sizeof(addr6->sin6_addr)))
+			 !ipv6_addr_equal(&server->addr.sockAddr6.sin6_addr,
+					  &addr6->sin6_addr))
 			continue;
 
 		++server->srv_count;