diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 87ed28b13c2f..7c63c0619f2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -3656,6 +3656,7 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	struct iwl_cfg *cfg = (struct iwl_cfg *)(ent->driver_data);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u16 pci_cmd;
+	u8 perm_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	/************************
 	 * 1. Allocating HW data
@@ -3776,9 +3777,9 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto out_free_eeprom;
 
 	/* extract MAC Address */
-	iwl_eeprom_get_mac(priv, priv->mac_addr);
-	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "MAC address: %pM\n", priv->mac_addr);
-	SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(priv->hw, priv->mac_addr);
+	iwl_eeprom_get_mac(priv, perm_addr);
+	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "MAC address: %pM\n", perm_addr);
+	SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(priv->hw, perm_addr);
 
 	/************************
 	 * 5. Setup HW constants
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 42f1d3328078..5976166cb92d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -4015,9 +4015,8 @@ static int iwl3945_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *e
 	}
 	/* MAC Address location in EEPROM same for 3945/4965 */
 	eeprom = (struct iwl3945_eeprom *)priv->eeprom;
-	memcpy(priv->mac_addr, eeprom->mac_address, ETH_ALEN);
-	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "MAC address: %pM\n", priv->mac_addr);
-	SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(priv->hw, priv->mac_addr);
+	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "MAC address: %pM\n", eeprom->mac_address);
+	SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(priv->hw, eeprom->mac_address);
 
 	/***********************
 	 * 5. Setup HW Constants