diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
index 93a7b9b668d5..2cf6e41291e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic.h
@@ -1615,7 +1615,8 @@ dma_watchdog_wakeup(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 
 
 int netxen_is_flash_supported(struct netxen_adapter *adapter);
-int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, __le64 mac[]);
+int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, __le64 *mac);
+int netxen_p3_get_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, __le64 *mac);
 extern void netxen_change_ringparam(struct netxen_adapter *adapter);
 extern int netxen_rom_fast_read(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, int addr,
 				int *valp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
index 9aa20f961618..f5db48bcd266 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
@@ -733,31 +733,56 @@ static int netxen_get_flash_block(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, int base,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, __le64 mac[])
+int netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, __le64 *mac)
 {
-	__le32 *pmac = (__le32 *) & mac[0];
+	__le32 *pmac = (__le32 *) mac;
+	u32 offset;
 
-	if (netxen_get_flash_block(adapter,
-				   NETXEN_USER_START +
-				   offsetof(struct netxen_new_user_info,
-					    mac_addr),
-				   FLASH_NUM_PORTS * sizeof(u64), pmac) == -1) {
+	offset = NETXEN_USER_START +
+		offsetof(struct netxen_new_user_info, mac_addr) +
+		adapter->portnum * sizeof(u64);
+
+	if (netxen_get_flash_block(adapter, offset, sizeof(u64), pmac) == -1)
 		return -1;
-	}
+
 	if (*mac == cpu_to_le64(~0ULL)) {
+
+		offset = NETXEN_USER_START_OLD +
+			offsetof(struct netxen_user_old_info, mac_addr) +
+			adapter->portnum * sizeof(u64);
+
 		if (netxen_get_flash_block(adapter,
-					   NETXEN_USER_START_OLD +
-					   offsetof(struct netxen_user_old_info,
-						    mac_addr),
-					   FLASH_NUM_PORTS * sizeof(u64),
-					   pmac) == -1)
+					offset, sizeof(u64), pmac) == -1)
 			return -1;
+
 		if (*mac == cpu_to_le64(~0ULL))
 			return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int netxen_p3_get_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter, __le64 *mac)
+{
+	uint32_t crbaddr, mac_hi, mac_lo;
+	int pci_func = adapter->ahw.pci_func;
+
+	crbaddr = CRB_MAC_BLOCK_START +
+		(4 * ((pci_func/2) * 3)) + (4 * (pci_func & 1));
+
+	adapter->hw_read_wx(adapter, crbaddr, &mac_lo, 4);
+	adapter->hw_read_wx(adapter, crbaddr+4, &mac_hi, 4);
+
+	mac_hi = cpu_to_le32(mac_hi);
+	mac_lo = cpu_to_le32(mac_lo);
+
+	if (pci_func & 1)
+		*mac = ((mac_lo >> 16) | ((u64)mac_hi << 16));
+	else
+		*mac = ((mac_lo) | ((u64)mac_hi << 32));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define CRB_WIN_LOCK_TIMEOUT 100000000
 
 static int crb_win_lock(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 7615c715e66e..6fc42cd30729 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -501,6 +501,44 @@ static void netxen_init_msix_entries(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 		adapter->msix_entries[i].entry = i;
 }
 
+static int
+netxen_read_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	int i;
+	unsigned char *p;
+	__le64 mac_addr;
+	DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
+	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
+
+	if (netxen_is_flash_supported(adapter) != 0)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (NX_IS_REVISION_P3(adapter->ahw.revision_id)) {
+		if (netxen_p3_get_mac_addr(adapter, &mac_addr) != 0)
+			return -EIO;
+	} else {
+		if (netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(adapter, &mac_addr) != 0)
+			return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	p = (unsigned char *)&mac_addr;
+	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+		netdev->dev_addr[i] = *(p + 5 - i);
+
+	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
+
+	/* set station address */
+
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Bad MAC address %s.\n",
+				print_mac(mac, netdev->dev_addr));
+	} else
+		adapter->macaddr_set(adapter, netdev->dev_addr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * netxen_nic_probe()
  *
@@ -529,10 +567,8 @@ netxen_nic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	unsigned long mem_base, mem_len, db_base, db_len, pci_len0 = 0;
 	int i = 0, err;
 	int first_driver, first_boot;
-	__le64 mac_addr[FLASH_NUM_PORTS + 1];
 	u32 val;
 	int pci_func_id = PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn);
-	DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
 	struct netxen_legacy_intr_set *legacy_intrp;
 	uint8_t revision_id;
 
@@ -904,28 +940,9 @@ request_msi:
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->watchdog_task, netxen_watchdog_task);
 	INIT_WORK(&adapter->tx_timeout_task, netxen_tx_timeout_task);
 
-	if (netxen_is_flash_supported(adapter) == 0 &&
-			netxen_get_flash_mac_addr(adapter, mac_addr) == 0) {
-		unsigned char *p;
-
-		p = (unsigned char *)&mac_addr[adapter->portnum];
-		netdev->dev_addr[0] = *(p + 5);
-		netdev->dev_addr[1] = *(p + 4);
-		netdev->dev_addr[2] = *(p + 3);
-		netdev->dev_addr[3] = *(p + 2);
-		netdev->dev_addr[4] = *(p + 1);
-		netdev->dev_addr[5] = *(p + 0);
-
-		memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr,
-			netdev->addr_len);
-		if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Bad MAC address %s.\n",
-					netxen_nic_driver_name,
-					print_mac(mac, netdev->dev_addr));
-		} else {
-			adapter->macaddr_set(adapter, netdev->dev_addr);
-		}
-	}
+	err = netxen_read_mac_addr(adapter);
+	if (err)
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to read mac addr\n");
 
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_phan_reg.h b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_phan_reg.h
index 83e5ee57bfef..b293adcc95ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_phan_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_phan_reg.h
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
 #define CRB_SW_INT_MASK_2	   NETXEN_NIC_REG(0x1e4)
 #define CRB_SW_INT_MASK_3	   NETXEN_NIC_REG(0x1e8)
 
+#define CRB_MAC_BLOCK_START        NETXEN_CAM_RAM(0x1c0)
+
 /*
  * capabilities register, can be used to selectively enable/disable features
  * for backward compability