diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
index 9f2add3..4e5bba5 100644
--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
@@ -910,13 +910,9 @@
 		if (switchdev_port_attr_get(dev, &attr))
 			return NULL;
 
-		if (nhsel > 0) {
-			if (prev_attr.u.ppid.id_len != attr.u.ppid.id_len)
+		if (nhsel > 0 &&
+		    !netdev_phys_item_id_same(&prev_attr.u.ppid, &attr.u.ppid))
 				return NULL;
-			if (memcmp(prev_attr.u.ppid.id, attr.u.ppid.id,
-				   attr.u.ppid.id_len))
-				return NULL;
-		}
 
 		prev_attr = attr;
 	}