diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
index 6b0659c59ddd909eecf83507db9e16ca17e8869d..f053aebbaa06acca405a5d233af425dadd0cd00b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
@@ -1259,10 +1259,10 @@ static int emac_dev_setmac_addr(struct net_device *ndev, void *addr)
 	/* Store mac addr in priv and rx channel and set it in EMAC hw */
 	memcpy(priv->mac_addr, sa->sa_data, ndev->addr_len);
 	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ndev->addr_len);
+	ndev->addr_assign_type &= ~NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 
 	/* MAC address is configured only after the interface is enabled. */
 	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
-		memcpy(priv->mac_addr, sa->sa_data, ndev->addr_len);
 		emac_setmac(priv, EMAC_DEF_RX_CH, priv->mac_addr);
 	}
 
@@ -1896,7 +1896,8 @@ static int __devinit davinci_emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(priv->mac_addr)) {
 		/* Use random MAC if none passed */
-		random_ether_addr(priv->mac_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
+		memcpy(priv->mac_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ndev->addr_len);
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "using random MAC addr: %pM\n",
 							priv->mac_addr);
 	}