diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-bcma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-bcma.c
index 5ef60d4f12b4..d59cfcc4c4d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-bcma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-bcma.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int bgmac_probe(struct bcma_device *core)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	ether_addr_copy(bgmac->mac_addr, mac);
+	ether_addr_copy(bgmac->net_dev->dev_addr, mac);
 
 	/* On BCM4706 we need common core to access PHY */
 	if (core->id.id == BCMA_CORE_4706_MAC_GBIT &&
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-platform.c
index 805e6ed6c390..7b1af950f312 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-platform.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int bgmac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(np);
 	if (mac_addr)
-		ether_addr_copy(bgmac->mac_addr, mac_addr);
+		ether_addr_copy(bgmac->net_dev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
 	else
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "MAC address not present in device tree\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
index 20fe2520da42..415046750bb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.c
@@ -1477,14 +1477,13 @@ int bgmac_enet_probe(struct bgmac *bgmac)
 	net_dev->irq = bgmac->irq;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(net_dev, bgmac->dev);
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(bgmac->mac_addr)) {
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(net_dev->dev_addr)) {
 		dev_err(bgmac->dev, "Invalid MAC addr: %pM\n",
-			bgmac->mac_addr);
-		eth_random_addr(bgmac->mac_addr);
+			net_dev->dev_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_random(net_dev);
 		dev_warn(bgmac->dev, "Using random MAC: %pM\n",
-			 bgmac->mac_addr);
+			 net_dev->dev_addr);
 	}
-	ether_addr_copy(net_dev->dev_addr, bgmac->mac_addr);
 
 	/* This (reset &) enable is not preset in specs or reference driver but
 	 * Broadcom does it in arch PCI code when enabling fake PCI device.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.h
index ab2db76e4fb8..248727dc62f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac.h
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ struct bgmac {
 
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct device *dma_dev;
-	unsigned char mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u32 feature_flags;
 
 	struct net_device *net_dev;