diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 569cb0757c93b..f19327325675b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -9329,6 +9329,8 @@ static int ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_sw_init;
 	}
 
+	/* Set hw->mac.addr to permanent MAC address */
+	ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, hw->mac.perm_addr);
 	ixgbe_mac_set_default_filter(adapter);
 
 	setup_timer(&adapter->service_timer, &ixgbe_service_timer,