diff --git a/include/net.h b/include/net.h
index d7a4751..2a37a43 100644
--- a/include/net.h
+++ b/include/net.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 	IPaddr_t serverip;
 	IPaddr_t netmask;
 	IPaddr_t gateway;
-	char ethaddr_param[6];
 	char ethaddr[6];
 };
 
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 8bfb6b1..fb3f22f 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 {
 	struct eth_device *edev = priv;
 
-	return eth_set_ethaddr(edev, edev->ethaddr_param);
+	return eth_set_ethaddr(edev, edev->ethaddr);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OFTREE
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 	dev_add_param_ip(dev, "gateway", NULL, NULL, &edev->gateway, edev);
 	dev_add_param_ip(dev, "netmask", NULL, NULL, &edev->netmask, edev);
 	dev_add_param_mac(dev, "ethaddr", eth_param_set_ethaddr, NULL,
-			edev->ethaddr_param, edev);
+			edev->ethaddr, edev);
 
 	if (edev->init)
 		edev->init(edev);