diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts
index 112dd5198fe2d4d4406fb5e29cf6b665eda6b1d1..4fc0c4d34aa83361a9375b2334b8e891e8952b53 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_mds.dts
@@ -272,7 +272,13 @@
 			reg = <2200 200>;
 			interrupts = <22>;
 			interrupt-parent = < &qeic >;
-			mac-address = [ 00 04 9f 00 23 23 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			rx-clock = <19>;
 			tx-clock = <1a>;
 			phy-handle = < &phy3 >;
@@ -287,7 +293,13 @@
 			reg = <3000 200>;
 			interrupts = <23>;
 			interrupt-parent = < &qeic >;
-			mac-address = [ 00 11 22 33 44 55 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			rx-clock = <17>;
 			tx-clock = <18>;
 			phy-handle = < &phy4 >;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_rdb.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_rdb.dts
index be4c35784e490c8830e85a8900a831e5b121f7fc..447c03ffabbc2b6422abeca4c33d6c2b4bacefef 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_rdb.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc832x_rdb.dts
@@ -231,7 +231,13 @@
 			reg = <3000 200>;
 			interrupts = <21>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&qeic>;
-			mac-address = [ 00 04 9f ef 03 02 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			rx-clock = <20>;
 			tx-clock = <13>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy00>;
@@ -246,7 +252,13 @@
 			reg = <2200 200>;
 			interrupts = <22>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&qeic>;
-			mac-address = [ 00 04 9f ef 03 01 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			rx-clock = <19>;
 			tx-clock = <1a>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy04>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitx.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitx.dts
index db0d003032759d5f4df388377dc1d57bf682f45f..ae9bca575453eb4c672011533554750b2704dedf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitx.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitx.dts
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <24000 1000>;
+			/*
+			 * address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
 			address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <20 8 21 8 22 8>;
@@ -145,6 +150,11 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <25000 1000>;
+			/*
+			 * address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
 			address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <23 8 24 8 25 8>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc834x_mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc834x_mds.dts
index df773fafe9d179f886e68628fee8c826614e3887..310e877826b4edf8024dc9552e7fe5b73812d5f2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc834x_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc834x_mds.dts
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <24000 1000>;
+			/*
+			 * address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
 			address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <20 8 21 8 22 8>;
@@ -150,6 +155,11 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <25000 1000>;
+			/*
+			 * address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
 			address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <23 8 24 8 25 8>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts
index 38c8594df3a4fd372e5d20e89792859e766f7a44..1e914f31dd92c918e453bf926aa1fc7dc2002665 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc836x_mds.dts
@@ -301,7 +301,13 @@
 			reg = <2000 200>;
 			interrupts = <20>;
 			interrupt-parent = < &qeic >;
-			mac-address = [ 00 04 9f 00 23 23 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			rx-clock = <0>;
 			tx-clock = <19>;
 			phy-handle = < &phy0 >;
@@ -317,7 +323,13 @@
 			reg = <3000 200>;
 			interrupts = <21>;
 			interrupt-parent = < &qeic >;
-			mac-address = [ 00 11 22 33 44 55 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			rx-clock = <0>;
 			tx-clock = <14>;
 			phy-handle = < &phy1 >;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8540ads.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8540ads.dts
index d91e81c009f51863b23927850311783ed438775b..78828b239d0e43704c6f38afd938e68279213cbd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8540ads.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8540ads.dts
@@ -106,8 +106,13 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <24000 1000>;
-			address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 00 ];
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 00 ];
+			/*
+			 * address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <d 2 e 2 12 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy0>;
@@ -120,8 +125,13 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <25000 1000>;
-			address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 01 ];
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 01 ];
+			/*
+			 * address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <13 2 14 2 18 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy1>;
@@ -134,8 +144,13 @@
 			model = "FEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <26000 1000>;
-			address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 02 ];
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 02 ];
+			/*
+			 * address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <19 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy3>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8541cds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8541cds.dts
index 4f2c3af2e052c957dd94bd0365909b8aa663cdc6..2a0afbcebe37a8e96d33a28119b1ca40801d35b2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8541cds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8541cds.dts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <24000 1000>;
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <d 2 e 2 12 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy0>;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <25000 1000>;
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 01 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <13 2 14 2 18 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy1>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8548cds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8548cds.dts
index 0550a3c391aa5cb320db13cc2288636623ec10e2..ea9b12662630d2458baf878c01e7e39e3ccabdb9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8548cds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8548cds.dts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 			model = "eTSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <24000 1000>;
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <d 2 e 2 12 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy0>;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 			model = "eTSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <25000 1000>;
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 01 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <13 2 14 2 18 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy1>;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 			model = "eTSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <26000 1000>;
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 02 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <f 2 10 2 11 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy2>;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 			model = "eTSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <27000 1000>;
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 03 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <15 2 16 2 17 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy3>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8555cds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8555cds.dts
index 951ed92f1154d6c9fd5940b8924846370a6d2c78..c41ee616603e1dce9971f586435e2dd391af310f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8555cds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8555cds.dts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <24000 1000>;
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <0d 2 0e 2 12 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy0>;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <25000 1000>;
-			local-mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 01 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <13 2 14 2 18 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy1>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8560ads.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8560ads.dts
index 80682152b0cf2314acbff0d8d9a51282a0fd7daa..205ee3219ec60dc94a2e417a7331be8feb4b037d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8560ads.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8560ads.dts
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <24000 1000>;
-			address = [ 00 00 0C 00 00 FD ];
+			/*
+			 * address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <d 2 e 2 12 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy0>;
@@ -114,7 +120,13 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <25000 1000>;
-			address = [ 00 00 0C 00 01 FD ];
+			/*
+			 * address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <13 2 14 2 18 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy1>;
@@ -275,7 +287,13 @@
 				model = "FCC";
 				device-id = <2>;
 				reg = <91320 20 88500 100 913a0 30>;
-				mac-address = [ 00 00 0C 00 02 FD ];
+				/*
+				 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+				 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+				 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+				 */
+				mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+				local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 				clock-setup = <ff00ffff 250000>;
 				rx-clock = <15>;
 				tx-clock = <16>;
@@ -290,7 +308,13 @@
 				model = "FCC";
 				device-id = <3>;
 				reg = <91340 20 88600 100 913d0 30>;
-				mac-address = [ 00 00 0C 00 03 FD ];
+				/*
+				 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+				 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+				 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+				 */
+				mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+				local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 				clock-setup = <ffff00ff 3700>;
 				rx-clock = <17>;
 				tx-clock = <18>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts
index a123ec9456bc0bf4425b11142eb4dbe870b6c5e5..479a7a55ede2eed18cbe1a01daac0a6a0c53e7d5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8568mds.dts
@@ -130,7 +130,13 @@
 			model = "eTSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <24000 1000>;
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
 			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <d 2 e 2 12 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy2>;
@@ -143,7 +149,13 @@
 			model = "eTSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <25000 1000>;
-			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <13 2 14 2 18 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy3>;
@@ -300,7 +312,13 @@
 			reg = <2000 200>;
 			interrupts = <20>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&qeic>;
-			mac-address = [ 00 04 9f 00 23 23 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			rx-clock = <0>;
 			tx-clock = <19>;
 			phy-handle = <&qe_phy0>;
@@ -316,7 +334,13 @@
 			reg = <3000 200>;
 			interrupts = <21>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&qeic>;
-			mac-address = [ 00 11 22 33 44 55 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			rx-clock = <0>;
 			tx-clock = <14>;
 			phy-handle = <&qe_phy1>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts
index 393cfdf92ff5401d39f2e742f49e4c8baec0f82f..4b8ac7231ac913726106f21e87cdd51786ac001a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts
@@ -121,7 +121,13 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <24000 1000>;
-			mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 00 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <1d 2 1e 2 22 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy0>;
@@ -134,7 +140,13 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <25000 1000>;
-			mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 73 01 ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <23 2 24 2 28 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy1>;
@@ -147,7 +159,13 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <26000 1000>;
-			mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 02 FD ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <1F 2 20 2 21 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy2>;
@@ -160,7 +178,13 @@
 			model = "TSEC";
 			compatible = "gianfar";
 			reg = <27000 1000>;
-			mac-address = [ 00 E0 0C 00 03 FD ];
+			/*
+			 * mac-address is deprecated and will be removed
+			 * in 2.6.25.  Only recent versions of
+			 * U-Boot support local-mac-address, however.
+			 */
+			mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
+			local-mac-address = [ 00 00 00 00 00 00 ];
 			interrupts = <25 2 26 2 27 2>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 			phy-handle = <&phy3>;