diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap4panda.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap4panda.c
index 035d56f..f1e8e6d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap4panda.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap4panda.c
@@ -738,6 +738,10 @@ static int omap_panda_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	if (event != NETDEV_REGISTER)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
+	if (strncmp(dev->name, "eth0", 4) == 0 &&
+		!(dev->addr_assign_type & NET_ADDR_RANDOM))
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 	n = panda_device_path_need_mac(dev->dev.parent);
 	if (n >= 0) {
 		sa.sa_family = dev->type;
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
index 89b51bd..ea95dd1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static void smsc95xx_init_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* no eeprom, or eeprom values are invalid. generate random MAC */
-	random_ether_addr(dev->net->dev_addr);
+	dev_hw_addr_random(dev->net, dev->net->dev_addr);
 	netif_dbg(dev, ifup, dev->net, "MAC address set to random_ether_addr\n");
 }