--- a/ipq806x/nss_gmac_ctrl.c
+++ b/ipq806x/nss_gmac_ctrl.c
@@ -957,7 +957,8 @@ static int32_t nss_gmac_of_get_pdata(struct device_node *np,
 				     struct net_device *netdev,
 				     struct msm_nss_gmac_platform_data *gmaccfg)
 {
-	uint8_t *maddr = NULL;
+	int ret;
+	u8 maddr[ETH_ALEN];
 	struct nss_gmac_dev *gmacdev = (struct nss_gmac_dev *)netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct resource memres_devtree = {0};
 
@@ -991,9 +992,9 @@ static int32_t nss_gmac_of_get_pdata(struct device_node *np,
 		pr_err("%s: Can't map interrupt\n", np->name);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
-	maddr = (uint8_t *)of_get_mac_address(np);
-	if (maddr)
-		memcpy(gmaccfg->mac_addr, maddr, ETH_ALEN);
+	ret = of_get_mac_address(np, maddr);
+	if (!ret && is_valid_ether_addr(maddr))
+		ether_addr_copy(gmaccfg->mac_addr, maddr);
 
 	if (of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &memres_devtree) != 0)
 		return -EFAULT;