diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index b3c69e9038ea..b513b8c5c3b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -779,8 +779,12 @@ static int gfar_of_init(struct platform_device *ofdev, struct net_device **pdev)
 
 	mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(np);
 
-	if (!IS_ERR(mac_addr))
+	if (!IS_ERR(mac_addr)) {
 		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, mac_addr);
+	} else {
+		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
+		dev_info(&ofdev->dev, "Using random MAC address: %pM\n", dev->dev_addr);
+	}
 
 	if (model && !strcasecmp(model, "TSEC"))
 		priv->device_flags |= FSL_GIANFAR_DEV_HAS_GIGABIT |