diff --git a/hw/net/sungem.c b/hw/net/sungem.c
index 6aa8d1117b4a..60f1e479f378 100644
--- a/hw/net/sungem.c
+++ b/hw/net/sungem.c
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
+#include "net/eth.h"
 #include "net/checksum.h"
 #include "hw/net/mii.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "trace.h"
-/* For crc32 */
-#include <zlib.h>
 
 #define TYPE_SUNGEM "sungem"
 
@@ -595,7 +594,7 @@ static ssize_t sungem_receive(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t *buf,
     }
 
     /* Get MAC crc */
-    mac_crc = crc32(~0, buf, 6);
+    mac_crc = net_crc32_le(buf, ETH_ALEN);
 
     /* Packet isn't for me ? */
     rx_cond = sungem_check_rx_mac(s, buf, mac_crc);