diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index 64ef97ab9274..5e5f699a434f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
+#include <linux/string_helpers.h>
 
 #include "u_ether.h"
 
@@ -974,6 +975,8 @@ int gether_get_host_addr_cdc(struct net_device *net, char *host_addr, int len)
 	dev = netdev_priv(net);
 	snprintf(host_addr, len, "%pm", dev->host_mac);
 
+	string_upper(host_addr, host_addr);
+
 	return strlen(host_addr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_get_host_addr_cdc);