diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index a2468363978ea8..a93af86b84741c 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ int eth_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+	/* if device marked as NET_ADDR_RANDOM, reset it */
+	dev->addr_assign_type &= ~NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_mac_addr);