diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index 56450ede9f23..1ff3e2658e77 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -536,13 +536,13 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
 		} else {
 			AutoloadFail = false;
 		}
-		if (((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
+		if ((!AutoloadFail) ||
+		    ((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
 		     (mac[2] == 0xff) && (mac[3] == 0xff) &&
 		     (mac[4] == 0xff) && (mac[5] == 0xff)) ||
 		    ((mac[0] == 0x00) && (mac[1] == 0x00) &&
 		     (mac[2] == 0x00) && (mac[3] == 0x00) &&
-		     (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00)) ||
-		     (!AutoloadFail)) {
+		     (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00))) {
 			mac[0] = 0x00;
 			mac[1] = 0xe0;
 			mac[2] = 0x4c;