diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index d00bfe250b05a6b3a7cd02802556472183954db1..4d6dac7617f74759bebd81e8f28d4622a5ab76db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -1023,9 +1023,10 @@ int mlx4_en_init_netdev(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev, int port,
 
 	/* Set defualt MAC */
 	dev->addr_len = ETH_ALEN;
-	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
-		dev->dev_addr[ETH_ALEN - 1 - i] =
-		(u8) (priv->mac >> (8 * i));
+	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
+		dev->dev_addr[ETH_ALEN - 1 - i] = (u8) (priv->mac >> (8 * i));
+		dev->perm_addr[ETH_ALEN - 1 - i] = (u8) (priv->mac >> (8 * i));
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Set driver features