diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index 2c84c92c4116c9c9911716663092cdcad9f9f599..e24f498f37cdfbe04d56e99261ef8cb8fce2cfa9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2147,6 +2147,7 @@ static int be_get_config(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 	memcpy(adapter->netdev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(adapter->netdev->perm_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	return 0;
 }