u32 val, val2;
        int func = BP_ABS_FUNC(bp);
        int port = BP_PORT(bp);
+       u8 addr[ETH_ALEN] = {};
 
        /* Zero primary MAC configuration */
-       eth_zero_addr(bp->dev->dev_addr);
+       eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, addr);
 
        if (BP_NOMCP(bp)) {
                BNX2X_ERROR("warning: random MAC workaround active\n");
                val2 = MF_CFG_RD(bp, func_mf_config[func].mac_upper);
                val = MF_CFG_RD(bp, func_mf_config[func].mac_lower);
                if ((val2 != FUNC_MF_CFG_UPPERMAC_DEFAULT) &&
-                   (val != FUNC_MF_CFG_LOWERMAC_DEFAULT))
-                       bnx2x_set_mac_buf(bp->dev->dev_addr, val, val2);
+                   (val != FUNC_MF_CFG_LOWERMAC_DEFAULT)) {
+                       bnx2x_set_mac_buf(addr, val, val2);
+                       eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, addr);
+               }
 
                if (CNIC_SUPPORT(bp))
                        bnx2x_get_cnic_mac_hwinfo(bp);
                /* in SF read MACs from port configuration */
                val2 = SHMEM_RD(bp, dev_info.port_hw_config[port].mac_upper);
                val = SHMEM_RD(bp, dev_info.port_hw_config[port].mac_lower);
-               bnx2x_set_mac_buf(bp->dev->dev_addr, val, val2);
+               bnx2x_set_mac_buf(addr, val, val2);
+               eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, addr);
 
                if (CNIC_SUPPORT(bp))
                        bnx2x_get_cnic_mac_hwinfo(bp);
                if (rc)
                        return rc;
        } else {
-               eth_zero_addr(bp->dev->dev_addr);
+               static const u8 zero_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {};
+
+               eth_hw_addr_set(bp->dev, zero_addr);
        }
 
        bnx2x_set_modes_bitmap(bp);