1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 6ebd8fbd9285..29d684ebca6a 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 
         slave_dev->features = master->vlan_features;
         SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(slave_dev, &dsa_slave_ethtool_ops);
-        memcpy(slave_dev->dev_addr, master->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+        eth_hw_addr_inherit(slave_dev, master);
         slave_dev->tx_queue_len = 0;
 
         switch (ds->dst->tag_protocol) {