diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
index 5af9cdba2ae5263421954c7ddae533722adfa4b2..8c4ade5ab5b3cfc11faea668b7b57230391a1919 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_mxc.c
@@ -752,7 +752,6 @@ static int fec_probe(bd_t *bd)
 	if (fec_get_hwaddr(edev, ethaddr) == 0) {
 		printf("got MAC address from EEPROM: %pM\n", ethaddr);
 		memcpy(edev->enetaddr, ethaddr, 6);
-		fec_set_hwaddr(edev);
 	}
 
 	return 0;