diff --git a/networking_cisco/apps/saf/dfa_cli.py b/networking_cisco/apps/saf/dfa_cli.py
index 19aa782..70c8715 100644
--- a/networking_cisco/apps/saf/dfa_cli.py
+++ b/networking_cisco/apps/saf/dfa_cli.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import six
 import sys
 
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
+from oslo_utils import netutils
 
 from networking_cisco.apps.saf.common import config
 from networking_cisco.apps.saf.common import constants
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class DfaCli(cmd.Cmd):
         # Some sanity check.
         if (not ipaddr or not macaddr or
                 not utils.is_valid_ipv4(ipaddr)
-                or not utils.is_valid_mac(macaddr)):
+                or not netutils.is_valid_mac(macaddr)):
             print('Invalid input parameters.\n'
                   'Usage:'
                   ' set_static_ip --mac <mac address> --ip <ip address>')