}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER */
 
+static int ucc_geth_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
+{
+       struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth = netdev_priv(dev);
+       struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+
+       if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
+               return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+
+       memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
+
+       /*
+        * If device is not running, we will set mac addr register
+        * when opening the device.
+        */
+       if (!netif_running(dev))
+               return 0;
+
+       spin_lock_irq(&ugeth->lock);
+       init_mac_station_addr_regs(dev->dev_addr[0],
+                                  dev->dev_addr[1],
+                                  dev->dev_addr[2],
+                                  dev->dev_addr[3],
+                                  dev->dev_addr[4],
+                                  dev->dev_addr[5],
+                                  &ugeth->ug_regs->macstnaddr1,
+                                  &ugeth->ug_regs->macstnaddr2);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&ugeth->lock);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /* Called when something needs to use the ethernet device */
 /* Returns 0 for success. */
 static int ucc_geth_open(struct net_device *dev)
        .ndo_stop               = ucc_geth_close,
        .ndo_start_xmit         = ucc_geth_start_xmit,
        .ndo_validate_addr      = eth_validate_addr,
-       .ndo_set_mac_address    = eth_mac_addr,
+       .ndo_set_mac_address    = ucc_geth_set_mac_addr,
        .ndo_change_mtu         = eth_change_mtu,
        .ndo_set_multicast_list = ucc_geth_set_multi,
        .ndo_tx_timeout         = ucc_geth_timeout,