diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c
index 8b9b6ba5b92b..bbf0b4aef241 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pf.c
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ static s32 fm10k_read_mac_addr_pf(struct fm10k_hw *hw)
 {
 	u8 perm_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u32 serial_num;
-	int i;
 
 	serial_num = fm10k_read_reg(hw, FM10K_SM_AREA(1));
 
@@ -288,10 +287,8 @@ static s32 fm10k_read_mac_addr_pf(struct fm10k_hw *hw)
 	perm_addr[4] = (u8)(serial_num >> 8);
 	perm_addr[5] = (u8)(serial_num);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
-		hw->mac.perm_addr[i] = perm_addr[i];
-		hw->mac.addr[i] = perm_addr[i];
-	}
+	ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.perm_addr, perm_addr);
+	ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, perm_addr);
 
 	return 0;
 }