diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/actions/owl-emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/actions/owl-emac.c
index 2c25ff3623cd..dce93acd1644 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/actions/owl-emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/actions/owl-emac.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ static void owl_emac_get_mac_addr(struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct device *dev = netdev->dev.parent;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = eth_platform_get_mac_address(dev, netdev->dev_addr);
+	ret = platform_get_ethdev_address(dev, netdev);
 	if (!ret && is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_star_emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_star_emac.c
index 1d5dd2015453..e2ebfd8115a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_star_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_star_emac.c
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ static int mtk_star_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = eth_platform_get_mac_address(dev, ndev->dev_addr);
+	ret = platform_get_ethdev_address(dev, ndev);
 	if (ret || !is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr))
 		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
index 76f7af161313..3b6987bb4fbe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
@@ -758,8 +758,7 @@ static int smsc75xx_ioctl(struct net_device *netdev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 static void smsc75xx_init_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev)
 {
 	/* maybe the boot loader passed the MAC address in devicetree */
-	if (!eth_platform_get_mac_address(&dev->udev->dev,
-			dev->net->dev_addr)) {
+	if (!platform_get_ethdev_address(&dev->udev->dev, dev->net)) {
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(dev->net->dev_addr)) {
 			/* device tree values are valid so use them */
 			netif_dbg(dev, ifup, dev->net, "MAC address read from the device tree\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
index 26b1bd8e845b..21a42a6527dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
@@ -756,8 +756,7 @@ static int smsc95xx_ioctl(struct net_device *netdev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 static void smsc95xx_init_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev)
 {
 	/* maybe the boot loader passed the MAC address in devicetree */
-	if (!eth_platform_get_mac_address(&dev->udev->dev,
-			dev->net->dev_addr)) {
+	if (!platform_get_ethdev_address(&dev->udev->dev, dev->net)) {
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(dev->net->dev_addr)) {
 			/* device tree values are valid so use them */
 			netif_dbg(dev, ifup, dev->net, "MAC address read from the device tree\n");
diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index e75116f48cd1..3cf546d2ffd1 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct device;
 struct fwnode_handle;
 
 int eth_platform_get_mac_address(struct device *dev, u8 *mac_addr);
+int platform_get_ethdev_address(struct device *dev, struct net_device *netdev);
 unsigned char *arch_get_platform_mac_address(void);
 int nvmem_get_mac_address(struct device *dev, void *addrbuf);
 int device_get_mac_address(struct device *dev, char *addr);
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index d7b8fa10fabb..c7d9e08107cb 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -523,6 +523,26 @@ int eth_platform_get_mac_address(struct device *dev, u8 *mac_addr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_platform_get_mac_address);
 
+/**
+ * platform_get_ethdev_address - Set netdev's MAC address from a given device
+ * @dev:	Pointer to the device
+ * @netdev:	Pointer to netdev to write the address to
+ *
+ * Wrapper around eth_platform_get_mac_address() which writes the address
+ * directly to netdev->dev_addr.
+ */
+int platform_get_ethdev_address(struct device *dev, struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(2);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = eth_platform_get_mac_address(dev, addr);
+	if (!ret)
+		eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(platform_get_ethdev_address);
+
 /**
  * nvmem_get_mac_address - Obtain the MAC address from an nvmem cell named
  * 'mac-address' associated with given device.
@@ -558,7 +578,6 @@ int nvmem_get_mac_address(struct device *dev, void *addrbuf)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvmem_get_mac_address);
 
 static int fwnode_get_mac_addr(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			       const char *name, char *addr)