diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 0251e59..c5b346c 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -167,8 +167,10 @@
 
 	if (edev->get_ethaddr(edev, ethaddr) == 0) {
 		ethaddr_to_string(ethaddr, ethaddr_str);
-		dev_info(dev, "got MAC address from EEPROM: %s\n", ethaddr_str);
-		dev_set_param(dev, "ethaddr", ethaddr_str);
+		if (is_valid_ether_addr(ethaddr)) {
+			dev_info(dev, "got MAC address from EEPROM: %s\n", ethaddr_str);
+			dev_set_param(dev, "ethaddr", ethaddr_str);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!eth_current) {