diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/asix/ax88796c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/asix/ax88796c_main.c
index e230d8d0ff73..e7a9f9863258 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/asix/ax88796c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/asix/ax88796c_main.c
@@ -144,12 +144,13 @@ static void ax88796c_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *ndev)
 static void ax88796c_load_mac_addr(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct ax88796c_device *ax_local = to_ax88796c_device(ndev);
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u16 temp;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ax_local->spi_lock);
 
 	/* Try the device tree first */
-	if (!eth_platform_get_mac_address(&ax_local->spi->dev, ndev->dev_addr) &&
+	if (!platform_get_ethdev_address(&ax_local->spi->dev, ndev) &&
 	    is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr)) {
 		if (netif_msg_probe(ax_local))
 			dev_info(&ax_local->spi->dev,
@@ -159,18 +160,19 @@ static void ax88796c_load_mac_addr(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	/* Read the MAC address from AX88796C */
 	temp = AX_READ(&ax_local->ax_spi, P3_MACASR0);
-	ndev->dev_addr[5] = (u8)temp;
-	ndev->dev_addr[4] = (u8)(temp >> 8);
+	addr[5] = (u8)temp;
+	addr[4] = (u8)(temp >> 8);
 
 	temp = AX_READ(&ax_local->ax_spi, P3_MACASR1);
-	ndev->dev_addr[3] = (u8)temp;
-	ndev->dev_addr[2] = (u8)(temp >> 8);
+	addr[3] = (u8)temp;
+	addr[2] = (u8)(temp >> 8);
 
 	temp = AX_READ(&ax_local->ax_spi, P3_MACASR2);
-	ndev->dev_addr[1] = (u8)temp;
-	ndev->dev_addr[0] = (u8)(temp >> 8);
+	addr[1] = (u8)temp;
+	addr[0] = (u8)(temp >> 8);
 
-	if (is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr)) {
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(addr)) {
+		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, addr);
 		if (netif_msg_probe(ax_local))
 			dev_info(&ax_local->spi->dev,
 				 "MAC address read from ASIX chip\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index 5925db386b1b..4ce07f9905f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ int mlxsw_sp_port_admin_status_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 }
 
 static int mlxsw_sp_port_dev_addr_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
-				      unsigned char *addr)
+				      const unsigned char *addr)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = mlxsw_sp_port->mlxsw_sp;
 	char ppad_pl[MLXSW_REG_PPAD_LEN];
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
index 23037bfc9e4c..5727c7c00a28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@ static int ipw_send_ssid(struct ipw_priv *priv, u8 * ssid, int len)
 				ssid);
 }
 
-static int ipw_send_adapter_address(struct ipw_priv *priv, u8 * mac)
+static int ipw_send_adapter_address(struct ipw_priv *priv, const u8 * mac)
 {
 	if (!priv || !mac) {
 		IPW_ERROR("Invalid args\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
index 690572e01a2a..4712cd7dff9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ static int wilc_mac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct wilc *wl = vif->wilc;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct mgmt_frame_regs mgmt_regs = {};
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(2);
 
 	if (!wl || !wl->dev) {
 		netdev_err(ndev, "device not ready\n");
@@ -596,10 +597,9 @@ static int wilc_mac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 				vif->idx);
 
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr)) {
-		wilc_set_mac_address(vif, ndev->dev_addr);
+		ether_addr_copy(addr, ndev->dev_addr);
+		wilc_set_mac_address(vif, addr);
 	} else {
-		u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
-
 		wilc_get_mac_address(vif, addr);
 		eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, addr);
 	}