diff --git a/src/include/ipxe/ethernet.h b/src/include/ipxe/ethernet.h
index 3d2d462e..1794ff67 100644
--- a/src/include/ipxe/ethernet.h
+++ b/src/include/ipxe/ethernet.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ static inline int is_valid_ether_addr ( const void *addr ) {
 		 ( ! is_zero_ether_addr ( addr ) ) );
 }
 
+extern uint8_t eth_broadcast[];
 extern int eth_push ( struct net_device *netdev, struct io_buffer *iobuf,
 		      const void *ll_dest, const void *ll_source,
 		      uint16_t net_proto );
diff --git a/src/net/80211/net80211.c b/src/net/80211/net80211.c
index a3d3e76e..2181fc4a 100644
--- a/src/net/80211/net80211.c
+++ b/src/net/80211/net80211.c
@@ -387,9 +387,6 @@ static struct net_device_operations net80211_netdev_ops = {
 
 /* ---------- 802.11 link-layer protocol ---------- */
 
-/** 802.11 broadcast MAC address */
-static u8 net80211_ll_broadcast[] = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff };
-
 /**
  * Determine whether a transmission rate uses ERP/OFDM
  *
@@ -763,7 +760,7 @@ struct net80211_device * net80211_alloc ( size_t priv_size )
 		return NULL;
 
 	netdev->ll_protocol = &net80211_ll_protocol;
-	netdev->ll_broadcast = net80211_ll_broadcast;
+	netdev->ll_broadcast = eth_broadcast;
 	netdev->max_pkt_len = IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN;
 	netdev_init ( netdev, &net80211_netdev_ops );
 
@@ -1399,7 +1396,7 @@ int net80211_probe_step ( struct net80211_probe_ctx *ctx )
 
 			ctx->probe = iob;
 			rc = net80211_tx_mgmt ( dev, IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ,
-						net80211_ll_broadcast,
+						eth_broadcast,
 						iob_disown ( siob ) );
 			if ( rc ) {
 				DBGC ( dev, "802.11 %p send probe failed: "
diff --git a/src/net/ethernet.c b/src/net/ethernet.c
index ed1bb7a0..4fd2ab6e 100644
--- a/src/net/ethernet.c
+++ b/src/net/ethernet.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
  */
 
 /** Ethernet broadcast MAC address */
-static uint8_t eth_broadcast[ETH_ALEN] = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
+uint8_t eth_broadcast[ETH_ALEN] = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff };
 
 /**
  * Add Ethernet link-layer header