diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h
index 0f5f081a5bafe..1514e6a4a3ff7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h
@@ -635,10 +635,14 @@ struct enetc_cmd_rfse {
 #define ENETC_RFSE_EN	BIT(15)
 #define ENETC_RFSE_MODE_BD	2
 
-static inline void enetc_get_primary_mac_addr(struct enetc_hw *hw, u8 *addr)
+static inline void enetc_load_primary_mac_addr(struct enetc_hw *hw,
+					       struct net_device *ndev)
 {
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(4);
+
 	*(u32 *)addr = __raw_readl(hw->reg + ENETC_SIPMAR0);
 	*(u16 *)(addr + 4) = __raw_readw(hw->reg + ENETC_SIPMAR1);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, addr);
 }
 
 #define ENETC_SI_INT_IDX	0
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
index 8281dd664f4e6..ead2b93bf6142 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_pf.c
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ static void enetc_pf_netdev_setup(struct enetc_si *si, struct net_device *ndev,
 	}
 
 	/* pick up primary MAC address from SI */
-	enetc_get_primary_mac_addr(&si->hw, ndev->dev_addr);
+	enetc_load_primary_mac_addr(&si->hw, ndev);
 }
 
 static int enetc_mdio_probe(struct enetc_pf *pf, struct device_node *np)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c
index df312c9f82436..17924305afa2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void enetc_vf_netdev_setup(struct enetc_si *si, struct net_device *ndev,
 		ndev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_RXHASH;
 
 	/* pick up primary MAC address from SI */
-	enetc_get_primary_mac_addr(&si->hw, ndev->dev_addr);
+	enetc_load_primary_mac_addr(&si->hw, ndev);
 }
 
 static int enetc_vf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,