diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
index bf477851415b2035b2595fcaae4e8779e505ab68..a6db768067156971edf011b075156e8114e49f03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
@@ -1534,6 +1534,7 @@ static int at86rf230_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	lp->spi = spi;
 	hw->parent = &spi->dev;
 	hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(*lp);
+	ieee802154_random_extended_addr(&hw->phy->perm_extended_addr);
 
 	lp->regmap = devm_regmap_init_spi(spi, &at86rf230_regmap_spi_config);
 	if (IS_ERR(lp->regmap)) {