diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
index 8b806d305948e5..962e5e14520975 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static char *split_if_spec(char *str, ...)
 
 static void setup_etheraddr(struct net_device *dev, char *str)
 {
-	unsigned char *addr = dev->dev_addr;
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	if (str == NULL)
 		goto random;
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static void setup_etheraddr(struct net_device *dev, char *str)
 	if (!is_local_ether_addr(addr))
 		pr_warn("%s: assigning a globally valid ethernet address\n",
 			dev->name);
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
 	return;
 
 random: