diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index 65aa7f32606..00e84bbcfb9 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/files-4.14/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ static int __init fe_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* If the mac address is invalid, use random mac address  */
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
-		random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);
+		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
 		dev_err(priv->dev, "generated random MAC address %pM\n",
 			dev->dev_addr);
 	}