diff --git a/doc/NO_SYS_SampleCode.c b/doc/NO_SYS_SampleCode.c
index f0af6600..71f1c9f7 100644
--- a/doc/NO_SYS_SampleCode.c
+++ b/doc/NO_SYS_SampleCode.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ netif_init(struct netif *netif)
   netif->flags      = NETIF_FLAG_BROADCAST | NETIF_FLAG_ETHARP | NETIF_FLAG_ETHERNET | NETIF_FLAG_IGMP | NETIF_FLAG_MLD6;
   MIB2_INIT_NETIF(netif, snmp_ifType_ethernet_csmacd, 100000000);
 
-  SMEMCPY(netif->hwaddr, your_mac_address_goes_here, sizeof(netif->hwaddr));
-  netif->hwaddr_len = sizeof(netif->hwaddr);
+  SMEMCPY(netif->hwaddr, your_mac_address_goes_here, ETH_HWADDR_LEN);
+  netif->hwaddr_len = ETH_HWADDR_LEN;
 
   return ERR_OK;
 }