diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
index 5fc8a0f8e8cd..8115c3db252e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_net.c
@@ -1695,7 +1695,10 @@ int ocelot_probe_port(struct ocelot *ocelot, int port, struct regmap *target,
 		NETIF_F_HW_TC;
 	dev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_FILTER | NETIF_F_HW_TC;
 
-	eth_hw_addr_gen(dev, ocelot->base_mac, port);
+	err = of_get_ethdev_address(portnp, dev);
+	if (err)
+		eth_hw_addr_gen(dev, ocelot->base_mac, port);
+
 	ocelot_mact_learn(ocelot, PGID_CPU, dev->dev_addr,
 			  OCELOT_VLAN_UNAWARE_PVID, ENTRYTYPE_LOCKED);