diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
index a492e59883a313b7cdae28ea426c5821c21da3c0..d2996183e584eb0829548512977568ffccbb8936 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void uml_net_user_timer_expire(unsigned long _conn)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void setup_etheraddr(char *str, unsigned char *addr, char *name)
+static int setup_etheraddr(char *str, unsigned char *addr, char *name)
 {
 	char *end;
 	int i;
@@ -334,12 +334,13 @@ static void setup_etheraddr(char *str, unsigned char *addr, char *name)
 		       addr[0] | 0x02, addr[1], addr[2], addr[3], addr[4],
 		       addr[5]);
 	}
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 random:
 	printk(KERN_INFO
 	       "Choosing a random ethernet address for device %s\n", name);
 	random_ether_addr(addr);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(devices_lock);
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ static void eth_configure(int n, void *init, char *mac,
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct uml_net_private *lp;
 	int err, size;
+	int random_mac;
 
 	size = transport->private_size + sizeof(struct uml_net_private);
 
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ static void eth_configure(int n, void *init, char *mac,
 	 */
 	snprintf(dev->name, sizeof(dev->name), "eth%d", n);
 
-	setup_etheraddr(mac, device->mac, dev->name);
+	random_mac = setup_etheraddr(mac, device->mac, dev->name);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Netdevice %d (%pM) : ", n, device->mac);
 
@@ -474,6 +476,9 @@ static void eth_configure(int n, void *init, char *mac,
 
 	/* don't use eth_mac_addr, it will not work here */
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, device->mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	if (random_mac)
+		dev->addr_assign_type |= NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
+
 	dev->mtu = transport->user->mtu;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &uml_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &uml_net_ethtool_ops;