diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c
index bdd8891c215a..88943d90c765 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wiznet/w5300.c
@@ -557,8 +557,7 @@ static int __devinit w5300_hw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (data && is_valid_ether_addr(data->mac_addr)) {
 		memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, data->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	} else {
-		eth_random_addr(ndev->dev_addr);
-		ndev->addr_assign_type |= NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
+		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
 	}
 
 	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);