diff --git a/kernel/trunk/network/eth_drv/arp.inc b/kernel/trunk/network/eth_drv/arp.inc
index 06a76086d6..0629e935c9 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/network/eth_drv/arp.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/network/eth_drv/arp.inc
@@ -345,23 +345,7 @@ proc arp_table_manager stdcall uses ebx esi edi ecx edx,\
     je      .ip_to_mac_send_request ;if ARP-table not contain an entries, we have to request IP.
                                     ;EAX will be containing a zero, it's equal to ARP_NO_ENTRY
 
-    ; first, check destination IP to see if it is on 'this' network.
-    ; The test is:
-    ; if ( destIP & subnet_mask == stack_ip & subnet_mask )
-    ;   destination is local
-    ; else
-    ;  destination is remote, so pass to gateway
-
     mov     eax, [Index]       ;eax=required IP
-    mov     esi, eax
-    and     esi, [subnet_mask]
-    mov     ecx, [stack_ip]
-    and     ecx, [subnet_mask]
-    cmp     esi, ecx
-    je      @f        ;if we and target IP are located in the same network
-    mov     eax, [gateway_ip]
-  @@:
-
     mov     ecx, dword[NumARP]
     imul    esi, ecx, ARP_ENTRY_SIZE  ;esi=current ARP-table size
 
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/network/eth_drv/ethernet.inc b/kernel/trunk/network/eth_drv/ethernet.inc
index 7cc7f59c80..5a3894d88d 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/network/eth_drv/ethernet.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/network/eth_drv/ethernet.inc
@@ -279,6 +279,23 @@ local MACAddress  dp  ?  ;allocate 6 bytes in the stack
     cmp     edx, 0xffffffff
     je	    .send		 ; If it is broadcast, just send
 
+    ; first, check destination IP to see if it is on 'this' network.
+    ; The test is:
+    ; if ( destIP & subnet_mask == stack_ip & subnet_mask )
+    ;   destination is local
+    ; else
+    ;  destination is remote, so pass to gateway
+
+    mov     eax, edx
+    and     eax, [subnet_mask]
+    mov     ecx, [stack_ip]
+    and     ecx, [subnet_mask]
+    cmp     eax, ecx
+    je      .local
+
+    mov     edx, [gateway_ip]
+  .local:
+
     lea     eax, [MACAddress]	 ;cause this is local variable
     stdcall arp_table_manager, ARP_TABLE_IP_TO_MAC, edx, eax ;opcode,IP,MAC_ptr - Get the MAC address.