diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 927aa33..cb1dce4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -6903,6 +6903,7 @@ rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		dev->dev_addr[i] = RTL_R8(MAC0 + i);
 	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
+	rtl_rar_set(tp, dev->dev_addr);
 	SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &rtl8169_ethtool_ops);
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = RTL8169_TX_TIMEOUT;