diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index b96e96919e31..33c595f4691d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void axienet_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev,
 	if (address)
 		memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, address, ETH_ALEN);
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ndev->dev_addr))
-		eth_random_addr(ndev->dev_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
 
 	/* Set up unicast MAC address filter set its mac address */
 	axienet_iow(lp, XAE_UAW0_OFFSET,