diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
index baa9f5d1c549f6be2bdcab3501acd1eaa128c394..de7d8bf2c226fa1e457dd96c2027a45b6c8ab4e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/socionext/netsec.c
@@ -2037,13 +2037,15 @@ static int netsec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret && priv->eeprom_base) {
 		void __iomem *macp = priv->eeprom_base +
 					NETSEC_EEPROM_MAC_ADDRESS;
-
-		ndev->dev_addr[0] = readb(macp + 3);
-		ndev->dev_addr[1] = readb(macp + 2);
-		ndev->dev_addr[2] = readb(macp + 1);
-		ndev->dev_addr[3] = readb(macp + 0);
-		ndev->dev_addr[4] = readb(macp + 7);
-		ndev->dev_addr[5] = readb(macp + 6);
+		u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
+
+		addr[0] = readb(macp + 3);
+		addr[1] = readb(macp + 2);
+		addr[2] = readb(macp + 1);
+		addr[3] = readb(macp + 0);
+		addr[4] = readb(macp + 7);
+		addr[5] = readb(macp + 6);
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, addr);
 	}
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index b720539ccb0aaeb1c31d5dfca8c66c7f890658ee..88d3053d2f877e0d1847bda8573e191e5e12cd57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2818,9 +2818,13 @@ static int stmmac_get_hw_features(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
  */
 static void stmmac_check_ether_addr(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 {
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
+
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(priv->dev->dev_addr)) {
-		stmmac_get_umac_addr(priv, priv->hw, priv->dev->dev_addr, 0);
-		if (!is_valid_ether_addr(priv->dev->dev_addr))
+		stmmac_get_umac_addr(priv, priv->hw, addr, 0);
+		if (is_valid_ether_addr(addr))
+			eth_hw_addr_set(priv->dev, addr);
+		else
 			eth_hw_addr_random(priv->dev);
 		dev_info(priv->device, "device MAC address %pM\n",
 			 priv->dev->dev_addr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tehuti.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tehuti.c
index 3e8a3fde8302cef3b979fb6c66adb3977b451bad..0775a5542f2f925a9cdd5d2ab7a5cc63a957fc8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tehuti.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/tehuti/tehuti.c
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ static int bdx_set_mac(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
 static int bdx_read_mac(struct bdx_priv *priv)
 {
 	u16 macAddress[3], i;
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	ENTER;
 
 	macAddress[2] = READ_REG(priv, regUNC_MAC0_A);
@@ -849,9 +850,10 @@ static int bdx_read_mac(struct bdx_priv *priv)
 	macAddress[0] = READ_REG(priv, regUNC_MAC2_A);
 	macAddress[0] = READ_REG(priv, regUNC_MAC2_A);
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-		priv->ndev->dev_addr[i * 2 + 1] = macAddress[i];
-		priv->ndev->dev_addr[i * 2] = macAddress[i] >> 8;
+		addr[i * 2 + 1] = macAddress[i];
+		addr[i * 2] = macAddress[i] >> 8;
 	}
+	eth_hw_addr_set(priv->ndev, addr);
 	RET(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
index eab7d78d7c720dbcc4582012daadf61e13ffe16e..741c42c6a41776f6256c44e9210adbf170f7df00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ static int tlan_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	int		err;
 	int		i;
 	struct tlan_priv	*priv;
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
@@ -842,7 +843,7 @@ static int tlan_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
 		err |= tlan_ee_read_byte(dev,
 					 (u8) priv->adapter->addr_ofs + i,
-					 (u8 *) &dev->dev_addr[i]);
+					 addr + i);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("%s: Error reading MAC from eeprom: %d\n",
 		       dev->name, err);
@@ -850,11 +851,12 @@ static int tlan_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Olicom OC-2325/OC-2326 have the address byte-swapped */
 	if (priv->adapter->addr_ofs == 0xf8) {
 		for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i += 2) {
-			char tmp = dev->dev_addr[i];
-			dev->dev_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i + 1];
-			dev->dev_addr[i + 1] = tmp;
+			char tmp = addr[i];
+			addr[i] = addr[i + 1];
+			addr[i + 1] = tmp;
 		}
 	}
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
index 3b73a9c55a5a7653c124f0a2069b812b1ad049af..509c5e9b29dfa4174b8c3b8597ffe1bafede9294 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-rhine.c
@@ -899,6 +899,7 @@ static int rhine_init_one_common(struct device *hwdev, u32 quirks,
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct rhine_private *rp;
 	int i, rc, phy_id;
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	const char *name;
 
 	/* this should always be supported */
@@ -933,7 +934,8 @@ static int rhine_init_one_common(struct device *hwdev, u32 quirks,
 	rhine_hw_init(dev, pioaddr);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-		dev->dev_addr[i] = ioread8(ioaddr + StationAddr + i);
+		addr[i] = ioread8(ioaddr + StationAddr + i);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
 		/* Report it and use a random ethernet address instead */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c
index 4b9c30f735b560f35a956d1fd6eb0f6dc4ab6cfc..be2b992f24d99c6500ff0dad5667c4a016fd0206 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/via/via-velocity.c
@@ -2767,6 +2767,7 @@ static int velocity_probe(struct device *dev, int irq,
 	struct velocity_info *vptr;
 	struct mac_regs __iomem *regs;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	/* FIXME: this driver, like almost all other ethernet drivers,
 	 * can support more than MAX_UNITS.
@@ -2820,7 +2821,8 @@ static int velocity_probe(struct device *dev, int irq,
 	mac_wol_reset(regs);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-		netdev->dev_addr[i] = readb(&regs->PAR[i]);
+		addr[i] = readb(&regs->PAR[i]);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr);
 
 
 	velocity_get_options(&vptr->options, velocity_nics);