---- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
-+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
-@@ -513,11 +513,18 @@ static int ath9k_hw_init_macaddr(struct
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+@@ -521,8 +521,18 @@ static int ath9k_hw_init_macaddr(struct
ah->macaddr[2 * i] = eeval >> 8;
ah->macaddr[2 * i + 1] = eeval & 0xff;
}
-- if (sum == 0 || sum == 0xffff * 3) {
-+
+- if (sum == 0 || sum == 0xffff * 3)
+- return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(ah->macaddr)) {
+ DECLARE_MAC_BUF(macbuf);
+
+ print_mac(macbuf, ah->macaddr));
+
+ random_ether_addr(ah->macaddr);
- DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
-- "mac address read failed: %pM\n",
-- ah->macaddr);
-- return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
++ DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
+ "random mac address will be used: %s\n",
+ print_mac(macbuf, ah->macaddr));
- }
++ }
return 0;
+ }