diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index 1a43e1b4f7ad21574229dde092bf296705a41953..c623861964e4c8d6773c632758770fe4d5ac03be 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ extern int eth_header_cache(const struct neighbour *neigh, struct hh_cache *hh,
 extern void eth_header_cache_update(struct hh_cache *hh,
 				    const struct net_device *dev,
 				    const unsigned char *haddr);
+extern int eth_prepare_mac_addr_change(struct net_device *dev, void *p);
+extern void eth_commit_mac_addr_change(struct net_device *dev, void *p);
 extern int eth_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p);
 extern int eth_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu);
 extern int eth_validate_addr(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index bc39c8c8f589483f42780f2633d51ebe91e3c04d..a36c85eab5b4ebf9992794f3822fd8553f7458c9 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -271,6 +271,36 @@ void eth_header_cache_update(struct hh_cache *hh,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_header_cache_update);
 
+/**
+ * eth_prepare_mac_addr_change - prepare for mac change
+ * @dev: network device
+ * @p: socket address
+ */
+int eth_prepare_mac_addr_change(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
+{
+	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+
+	if (!(dev->priv_flags & IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE) && netif_running(dev))
+		return -EBUSY;
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
+		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_prepare_mac_addr_change);
+
+/**
+ * eth_commit_mac_addr_change - commit mac change
+ * @dev: network device
+ * @p: socket address
+ */
+void eth_commit_mac_addr_change(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
+{
+	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+
+	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_commit_mac_addr_change);
+
 /**
  * eth_mac_addr - set new Ethernet hardware address
  * @dev: network device
@@ -283,13 +313,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_header_cache_update);
  */
 int eth_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 {
-	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (!(dev->priv_flags & IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE) && netif_running(dev))
-		return -EBUSY;
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
-		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	ret = eth_prepare_mac_addr_change(dev, p);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	eth_commit_mac_addr_change(dev, p);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_mac_addr);