diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
index e4ecc1eef98c3b2aca2b583de283bc7bc7b2f44c..36851588536861bb5fe67f61c69829807e599fb4 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <net/af_ieee802154.h>
 #include <net/ieee802154.h>
 #include <net/ieee802154_netdev.h>
@@ -924,19 +925,6 @@ lowpan_process_data(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int lowpan_set_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
-{
-	struct sockaddr *sa = p;
-
-	if (netif_running(dev))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	/* TODO: validate addr */
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int lowpan_get_mac_header_length(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	/*
@@ -1062,7 +1050,7 @@ static struct header_ops lowpan_header_ops = {
 
 static const struct net_device_ops lowpan_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= lowpan_xmit,
-	.ndo_set_mac_address	= lowpan_set_address,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
 };
 
 static void lowpan_setup(struct net_device *dev)