diff --git a/board/cm_t35/cm_t35.c b/board/cm_t35/cm_t35.c
index 0d5a401995f65f75b50dda1737014be9ef7e1f27..0a049944d7a5fbd1773659189a36dc3b15d50719 100644
--- a/board/cm_t35/cm_t35.c
+++ b/board/cm_t35/cm_t35.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 
+#include "eeprom.h"
+
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 const omap3_sysinfo sysinfo = {
@@ -383,11 +385,9 @@ static int handle_mac_address(void)
 	if (rc)
 		return 0;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_OMAP34XX_I2C
-	rc = i2c_read(0x50, 0, 1, enetaddr, 6);
+	rc = cm_t3x_eeprom_read_mac_addr(enetaddr);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
-#endif
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(enetaddr))
 		return -1;
diff --git a/board/cm_t35/eeprom.c b/board/cm_t35/eeprom.c
index b3d332f3ac1f30b5b912c8af9efca2cdd01d6567..dfa171d23302c412787a625401661ff898bd47de 100644
--- a/board/cm_t35/eeprom.c
+++ b/board/cm_t35/eeprom.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #define BOARD_REV_OFFSET_LEGACY		6
 #define BOARD_REV_SIZE			4
 #define BOARD_REV_SIZE_LEGACY		2
+#define MAC_ADDR_OFFSET			4
+#define MAC_ADDR_OFFSET_LEGACY		0
 
 #define LAYOUT_INVALID	0
 #define LAYOUT_LEGACY	0xff
@@ -81,6 +83,22 @@ void get_board_serial(struct tag_serialnr *serialnr)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Routine: cm_t3x_eeprom_read_mac_addr
+ * Description: read mac address and store it in buf.
+ */
+int cm_t3x_eeprom_read_mac_addr(uchar *buf)
+{
+	uint offset;
+
+	if (eeprom_setup_layout())
+		return 0;
+
+	offset = (eeprom_layout != LAYOUT_LEGACY) ?
+			MAC_ADDR_OFFSET : MAC_ADDR_OFFSET_LEGACY;
+	return cm_t3x_eeprom_read(offset, buf, 6);
+}
+
 /*
  * Routine: get_board_rev
  * Description: read system revision
diff --git a/board/cm_t35/eeprom.h b/board/cm_t35/eeprom.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec772c6710d54b012541143ddc4313bc06f2a925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/cm_t35/eeprom.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2011 CompuLab, Ltd. <www.compulab.co.il>
+ *
+ * Authors: Nikita Kiryanov <nikita@compulab.co.il>
+ *	    Igor Grinberg <grinberg@compulab.co.il>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc.
+ */
+#ifndef _EEPROM_
+#define _EEPROM_
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_OMAP34XX_I2C
+int cm_t3x_eeprom_read_mac_addr(uchar *buf);
+#else
+static inline int cm_t3x_eeprom_read_mac_addr(uchar *buf)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif