diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 9969afb..9a419b0 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1667,9 +1667,11 @@ struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net,
 
 	if (tb[IFLA_MTU])
 		dev->mtu = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MTU]);
-	if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS])
+	if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]) {
 		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, nla_data(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]),
 				nla_len(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]));
+		dev->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_SET;
+	}
 	if (tb[IFLA_BROADCAST])
 		memcpy(dev->broadcast, nla_data(tb[IFLA_BROADCAST]),
 				nla_len(tb[IFLA_BROADCAST]));