diff --git a/mt76x0/eeprom.c b/mt76x0/eeprom.c
index 04a90223a..9087607b6 100644
--- a/mt76x0/eeprom.c
+++ b/mt76x0/eeprom.c
@@ -342,8 +342,11 @@ int mt76x0_eeprom_init(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
 	dev_info(dev->mt76.dev, "EEPROM ver:%02hhx fae:%02hhx\n",
 		 version, fae);
 
-	mt76x02_mac_setaddr(dev, dev->mt76.eeprom.data + MT_EE_MAC_ADDR);
+	memcpy(dev->mt76.macaddr, (u8 *)dev->mt76.eeprom.data + MT_EE_MAC_ADDR,
+	       ETH_ALEN);
 	mt76_eeprom_override(&dev->mt76);
+	mt76x02_mac_setaddr(dev, dev->mt76.macaddr);
+
 	mt76x0_set_chip_cap(dev);
 	mt76x0_set_freq_offset(dev);
 	mt76x0_set_temp_offset(dev);