--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -858,10 +858,13 @@ static int gfar_of_init(struct platform_
 	if (stash_len || stash_idx)
 		priv->device_flags |= FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_BUF_STASHING;
 
-	mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(np);
+	err = of_get_mac_address_mtd(np, dev->dev_addr);
+	if (err) {
+		mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(np);
 
-	if (mac_addr)
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		if (mac_addr)
+			memcpy(dev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	}
 
 	if (model && !strcasecmp(model, "TSEC"))
 		priv->device_flags |= FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_GIGABIT |