4 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 6098fd4adfeb..8e40ea09d7fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -501,12 +501,11 @@ netxen_read_mac_addr(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
 		netdev->dev_addr[i] = *(p + 5 - i);
 
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 	memcpy(adapter->mac_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
 	/* set station address */
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr))
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr))
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Bad MAC address %pM.\n", netdev->dev_addr);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
index 67a679aaf29a..c0ed12d325b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c
@@ -3867,7 +3867,6 @@ static int ql3xxx_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		ndev->mtu = qdev->nvram_data.macCfg_port0.etherMtu_mac ;
 		ql_set_mac_addr(ndev, qdev->nvram_data.funcCfg_fn0.macAddress);
 	}
-	memcpy(ndev->perm_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ndev->addr_len);
 
 	ndev->tx_queue_len = NUM_REQ_Q_ENTRIES;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 3655ca2de525..d331313cb164 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -208,12 +208,11 @@ qlcnic_read_mac_addr(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(netdev->perm_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 	memcpy(adapter->mac_addr, netdev->dev_addr, netdev->addr_len);
 
 	/* set station address */
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->perm_addr))
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(netdev->dev_addr))
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Bad MAC address %pM.\n",
 					netdev->dev_addr);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
index f80cd975daed..7c8ba1acb349 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_main.c
@@ -4586,7 +4586,6 @@ static int ql_init_device(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct net_device *ndev,
 		goto err_out2;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(ndev->perm_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ndev->addr_len);
 	/* Keep local copy of current mac address. */
 	memcpy(qdev->current_mac_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ndev->addr_len);