diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
index 9d026ed77dd..319ee4cd70d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_ethtool.c
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ struct ethtool_ops ixgb_ethtool_ops = {
 	.phys_id = ixgb_phys_id,
 	.get_stats_count = ixgb_get_stats_count,
 	.get_ethtool_stats = ixgb_get_ethtool_stats,
+	.get_perm_addr = ethtool_op_get_perm_addr,
 };
 
 void ixgb_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index 5c555373adb..5015eaf4e20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -460,8 +460,9 @@ ixgb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 
 	ixgb_get_ee_mac_addr(&adapter->hw, netdev->dev_addr);
+	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
-	if(!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr)) {
+	if(!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr)) {
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto err_eeprom;
 	}