diff --git a/drivers/net/acenic.c b/drivers/net/acenic.c
index 5b396ff6c83f..9589d620639d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/acenic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/acenic.c
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ace_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_get_stats		= ace_get_stats,
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= ace_start_xmit,
 	.ndo_set_multicast_list	= ace_set_multicast_list,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= ace_set_mac_addr,
 	.ndo_change_mtu		= ace_change_mtu,
 #if ACENIC_DO_VLAN
diff --git a/drivers/net/arm/ks8695net.c b/drivers/net/arm/ks8695net.c
index 9ad22d1b00fd..1cf2f949c0b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arm/ks8695net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arm/ks8695net.c
@@ -1357,6 +1357,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ks8695_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= ks8695_start_xmit,
 	.ndo_tx_timeout		= ks8695_timeout,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= ks8695_set_mac,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_multicast_list	= ks8695_set_multicast,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 15bb38d99304..9f6644a44030 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops mlx4_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_get_stats		= mlx4_en_get_stats,
 	.ndo_set_multicast_list	= mlx4_en_set_multicast,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= mlx4_en_set_mac,
+	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_change_mtu		= mlx4_en_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_tx_timeout		= mlx4_en_tx_timeout,
 	.ndo_vlan_rx_register	= mlx4_en_vlan_rx_register,