diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index f0471d102e3c..cbc60ce365cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -1028,6 +1028,7 @@ static struct ethtool_ops rtl8169_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_strings		= rtl8169_get_strings,
 	.get_stats_count	= rtl8169_get_stats_count,
 	.get_ethtool_stats	= rtl8169_get_ethtool_stats,
+	.get_perm_addr		= ethtool_op_get_perm_addr,
 };
 
 static void rtl8169_write_gmii_reg_bit(void __iomem *ioaddr, int reg, int bitnum,
@@ -1512,6 +1513,7 @@ rtl8169_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	/* Get MAC address.  FIXME: read EEPROM */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAC_ADDR_LEN; i++)
 		dev->dev_addr[i] = RTL_R8(MAC0 + i);
+	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
 	dev->open = rtl8169_open;
 	dev->hard_start_xmit = rtl8169_start_xmit;