diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index d0adbaf86186fe7ff9c7d96feaa308aff75a525f..7fe19648f10e8f1e966b857c12077f34025dc8b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@ static struct net_device *init_wifidev(struct airo_info *ai,
 	dev->base_addr = ethdev->base_addr;
 	dev->wireless_data = ethdev->wireless_data;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, ethdev->dev.parent);
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, ethdev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
+	eth_hw_addr_inherit(dev, ethdev);
 	err = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (err<0) {
 		free_netdev(dev);