diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
index f133ff0b0b9..8f3a1342027 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
@@ -1739,6 +1739,7 @@ struct ethtool_ops e1000_ethtool_ops = {
 	.phys_id                = e1000_phys_id,
 	.get_stats_count        = e1000_get_stats_count,
 	.get_ethtool_stats      = e1000_get_ethtool_stats,
+	.get_perm_addr		= ethtool_op_get_perm_addr,
 };
 
 void e1000_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 7c8a0a22dcd..d02883dcc9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -614,8 +614,9 @@ e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if(e1000_read_mac_addr(&adapter->hw))
 		DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR, "EEPROM Read Error\n");
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
+	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
-	if(!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
+	if(!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
 		DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR, "Invalid MAC Address\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_eeprom;