diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index bdae2c5..c821da2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -2154,6 +2154,8 @@
 
 	spin_lock_init(&tp->lock);
 
+	tp->mmio_addr = ioaddr;
+
 	rtl_init_mac_address(tp, ioaddr);
 
 	/* Get MAC address */
@@ -2186,7 +2188,6 @@
 #endif
 
 	tp->intr_mask = 0xffff;
-	tp->mmio_addr = ioaddr;
 	tp->align = cfg->align;
 	tp->hw_start = cfg->hw_start;
 	tp->intr_event = cfg->intr_event;