diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index 243eea1..1a43e1b 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
  */
 static inline void eth_hw_addr_random(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	dev->addr_assign_type |= NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
+	dev->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 	eth_random_addr(dev->dev_addr);
 }