2 files changed, 11 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index bd6a62f4bd7d..5d5c9d70b2be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -4137,15 +4137,13 @@ static int macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		bp->rx_intr_mask |= MACB_BIT(RXUBR);
 
 	mac = of_get_mac_address(np);
-	if (mac) {
+	if (PTR_ERR(mac) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+		err = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		goto err_out_free_netdev;
+	} else if (!IS_ERR(mac)) {
 		ether_addr_copy(bp->dev->dev_addr, mac);
 	} else {
-		err = nvmem_get_mac_address(&pdev->dev, bp->dev->dev_addr);
-		if (err) {
-			if (err == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-				goto err_out_free_netdev;
-			macb_get_hwaddr(bp);
-		}
+		macb_get_hwaddr(bp);
 	}
 
 	err = of_get_phy_mode(np);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
index 39075f5c73d5..4bf65cab79e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_emac.c
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ davinci_emac_of_get_pdata(struct platform_device *pdev, struct emac_priv *priv)
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(pdata->mac_addr)) {
 		mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(np);
-		if (mac_addr)
+		if (!IS_ERR(mac_addr))
 			ether_addr_copy(pdata->mac_addr, mac_addr);
 	}
 
@@ -1898,15 +1898,11 @@ static int davinci_emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, priv->mac_addr);
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(priv->mac_addr)) {
-		/* Try nvmem if MAC wasn't passed over pdata or DT. */
-		rc = nvmem_get_mac_address(&pdev->dev, priv->mac_addr);
-		if (rc) {
-			/* Use random MAC if still none obtained. */
-			eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
-			memcpy(priv->mac_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ndev->addr_len);
-			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "using random MAC addr: %pM\n",
-				 priv->mac_addr);
-		}
+		/* Use random MAC if still none obtained. */
+		eth_hw_addr_random(ndev);
+		memcpy(priv->mac_addr, ndev->dev_addr, ndev->addr_len);
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "using random MAC addr: %pM\n",
+			 priv->mac_addr);
 	}
 
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &emac_netdev_ops;