diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 9ab8a7ed99c0..09bf1c38805b 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ static int vlan_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->dev_id = real_dev->dev_id;
 
 	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr))
-		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, real_dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
+		eth_hw_addr_inherit(dev, real_dev);
 	if (is_zero_ether_addr(dev->broadcast))
 		memcpy(dev->broadcast, real_dev->broadcast, dev->addr_len);