diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 20a5af6..20d6764 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7444,9 +7444,8 @@
 	}
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, hw->mac.perm_addr, netdev->addr_len);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, hw->mac.perm_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
 		e_dev_err("invalid MAC address\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_sw_init;