diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index a6de19a4ee0e..78d615525980 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -3064,6 +3064,18 @@ int wl1271_register_hw(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	if (wl->mac80211_registered)
 		return 0;
 
+	ret = wl1271_fetch_nvs(wl);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		u8 *nvs_ptr = (u8 *)wl->nvs->nvs;
+
+		wl->mac_addr[0] = nvs_ptr[11];
+		wl->mac_addr[1] = nvs_ptr[10];
+		wl->mac_addr[2] = nvs_ptr[6];
+		wl->mac_addr[3] = nvs_ptr[5];
+		wl->mac_addr[4] = nvs_ptr[4];
+		wl->mac_addr[5] = nvs_ptr[3];
+	}
+
 	SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(wl->hw, wl->mac_addr);
 
 	ret = ieee80211_register_hw(wl->hw);