diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/minimal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/minimal.c
index e0892f259adf..5d4dfa5ddbb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/minimal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/minimal.c
@@ -200,20 +200,16 @@ static int
 mlxsw_m_port_dev_addr_get(struct mlxsw_m_port *mlxsw_m_port)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_m *mlxsw_m = mlxsw_m_port->mlxsw_m;
-	struct net_device *dev = mlxsw_m_port->dev;
 	char ppad_pl[MLXSW_REG_PPAD_LEN];
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	int err;
 
 	mlxsw_reg_ppad_pack(ppad_pl, false, 0);
 	err = mlxsw_reg_query(mlxsw_m->core, MLXSW_REG(ppad), ppad_pl);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-	mlxsw_reg_ppad_mac_memcpy_from(ppad_pl, dev->dev_addr);
-	/* The last byte value in base mac address is guaranteed
-	 * to be such it does not overflow when adding local_port
-	 * value.
-	 */
-	dev->dev_addr[ETH_ALEN - 1] += mlxsw_m_port->module + 1;
+	mlxsw_reg_ppad_mac_memcpy_from(ppad_pl, addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_gen(mlxsw_m_port->dev, addr, mlxsw_m_port->module + 1);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index d05850ff3a77..66c346a86ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_dev_addr_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 static int mlxsw_sp_port_dev_addr_init(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = mlxsw_sp_port->mlxsw_sp;
-	unsigned char *addr = mlxsw_sp_port->dev->dev_addr;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(addr, mlxsw_sp->base_mac);
-	addr[ETH_ALEN - 1] += mlxsw_sp_port->local_port;
-	return mlxsw_sp_port_dev_addr_set(mlxsw_sp_port, addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_gen(mlxsw_sp_port->dev, mlxsw_sp->base_mac,
+			mlxsw_sp_port->local_port);
+	return mlxsw_sp_port_dev_addr_set(mlxsw_sp_port,
+					  mlxsw_sp_port->dev->dev_addr);
 }
 
 static int mlxsw_sp_port_max_mtu_get(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port, int *p_max_mtu)