1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index d6eefdb71c17..6e042ecf6965 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -2065,6 +2065,7 @@ static struct ethtool_ops ops = {
         .get_regs_len = nv_get_regs_len,
         .get_regs = nv_get_regs,
         .nway_reset = nv_nway_reset,
+        .get_perm_addr = ethtool_op_get_perm_addr,
 };
 
 static int nv_open(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -2377,8 +2378,9 @@ static int __devinit nv_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_i
         dev->dev_addr[3] = (np->orig_mac[0] >> 16) & 0xff;
         dev->dev_addr[4] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  8) & 0xff;
         dev->dev_addr[5] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  0) & 0xff;
+        memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
-        if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
+        if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->perm_addr)) {
                 /*
                  * Bad mac address. At least one bios sets the mac address
                  * to 01:23:45:67:89:ab