diff --git a/hw/net/e1000.c b/hw/net/e1000.c
index 9a1c46e8caebb297b927da56735e8f08d589f74c..70a59fde7ff06be945780f81a330825f641cb00f 100644
--- a/hw/net/e1000.c
+++ b/hw/net/e1000.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,15 @@ mac_read_clr8(E1000State *s, int index)
 static void
 mac_writereg(E1000State *s, int index, uint32_t val)
 {
+    uint32_t macaddr[2];
+
     s->mac_reg[index] = val;
+
+    if (index == RA + 1) {
+        macaddr[0] = cpu_to_le32(s->mac_reg[RA]);
+        macaddr[1] = cpu_to_le32(s->mac_reg[RA + 1]);
+        qemu_format_nic_info_str(qemu_get_queue(s->nic), (uint8_t *)macaddr);
+    }
 }
 
 static void