diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
index 55e8ecc..01fd528 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
-#include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/mii.h>
@@ -389,36 +388,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static u8 nibble(unsigned char c)
-{
-	if (likely(isdigit(c)))
-		return c - '0';
-	c = toupper(c);
-	if (likely(isxdigit(c)))
-		return 10 + c - 'A';
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline int
-get_ethernet_addr(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_cdc_ether_desc *e)
-{
-	int 		tmp, i;
-	unsigned char	buf [13];
-
-	tmp = usb_string(dev->udev, e->iMACAddress, buf, sizeof buf);
-	if (tmp != 12) {
-		dev_dbg(&dev->udev->dev,
-			"bad MAC string %d fetch, %d\n", e->iMACAddress, tmp);
-		if (tmp >= 0)
-			tmp = -EINVAL;
-		return tmp;
-	}
-	for (i = tmp = 0; i < 6; i++, tmp += 2)
-		dev->net->dev_addr [i] =
-			(nibble(buf [tmp]) << 4) + nibble(buf [tmp + 1]);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int cdc_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
 	int				status;
@@ -428,7 +397,7 @@
 	if (status < 0)
 		return status;
 
-	status = get_ethernet_addr(dev, info->ether);
+	status = usbnet_get_ethernet_addr(dev, info->ether->iMACAddress);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		usb_set_intfdata(info->data, NULL);
 		usb_driver_release_interface(driver_of(intf), info->data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 2b8b903..c94de62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/mii.h>
@@ -156,6 +157,36 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_get_endpoints);
 
+static u8 nibble(unsigned char c)
+{
+	if (likely(isdigit(c)))
+		return c - '0';
+	c = toupper(c);
+	if (likely(isxdigit(c)))
+		return 10 + c - 'A';
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int usbnet_get_ethernet_addr(struct usbnet *dev, int iMACAddress)
+{
+	int 		tmp, i;
+	unsigned char	buf [13];
+
+	tmp = usb_string(dev->udev, iMACAddress, buf, sizeof buf);
+	if (tmp != 12) {
+		dev_dbg(&dev->udev->dev,
+			"bad MAC string %d fetch, %d\n", iMACAddress, tmp);
+		if (tmp >= 0)
+			tmp = -EINVAL;
+		return tmp;
+	}
+	for (i = tmp = 0; i < 6; i++, tmp += 2)
+		dev->net->dev_addr [i] =
+			(nibble(buf [tmp]) << 4) + nibble(buf [tmp + 1]);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usbnet_get_ethernet_addr);
+
 static void intr_complete (struct urb *urb);
 
 static int init_status (struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)