diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/axs10x_mb.dtsi b/arch/arc/boot/dts/axs10x_mb.dtsi
index 47b74fbc403c..37bafd44e36d 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/axs10x_mb.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/axs10x_mb.dtsi
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
  */
 
 / {
+	aliases {
+		ethernet = &gmac;
+	};
+
 	axs10x_mb {
 		compatible = "simple-bus";
 		#address-cells = <1>;
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@
 			};
 		};
 
-		ethernet@0x18000 {
+		gmac: ethernet@0x18000 {
 			#interrupt-cells = <1>;
 			compatible = "snps,dwmac";
 			reg = < 0x18000 0x2000 >;
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@
 			max-speed = <100>;
 			resets = <&creg_rst 5>;
 			reset-names = "stmmaceth";
+			mac-address = [00 00 00 00 00 00]; /* Filled in by U-Boot */
 		};
 
 		ehci@0x40000 {
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/hsdk.dts b/arch/arc/boot/dts/hsdk.dts
index 006aa3de5348..d00f283094d3 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/hsdk.dts
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/hsdk.dts
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 		bootargs = "earlycon=uart8250,mmio32,0xf0005000,115200n8 console=ttyS0,115200n8 debug print-fatal-signals=1";
 	};
 
+	aliases {
+		ethernet = &gmac;
+	};
+
 	cpus {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
@@ -163,7 +167,7 @@
 			#clock-cells = <0>;
 		};
 
-		ethernet@8000 {
+		gmac: ethernet@8000 {
 			#interrupt-cells = <1>;
 			compatible = "snps,dwmac";
 			reg = <0x8000 0x2000>;
@@ -176,6 +180,7 @@
 			phy-handle = <&phy0>;
 			resets = <&cgu_rst HSDK_ETH_RESET>;
 			reset-names = "stmmaceth";
+			mac-address = [00 00 00 00 00 00]; /* Filled in by U-Boot */
 
 			mdio {
 				#address-cells = <1>;