diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c
index 5e66e3f3aafc..216bb2d34d7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sis/sis190.c
@@ -1631,6 +1631,7 @@ static int sis190_get_mac_addr_from_apc(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	static const u16 ids[] = { 0x0965, 0x0966, 0x0968 };
 	struct sis190_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct pci_dev *isa_bridge;
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 reg, tmp8;
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -1659,8 +1660,9 @@ static int sis190_get_mac_addr_from_apc(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
         for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
                 outb(0x9 + i, 0x78);
-                dev->dev_addr[i] = inb(0x79);
+                addr[i] = inb(0x79);
         }
+	eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
 
 	outb(0x12, 0x78);
 	reg = inb(0x79);