diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index be019e769c83..1cf12264861c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -115,12 +115,15 @@ static void ravb_read_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, const u8 *mac)
 	if (mac) {
 		ether_addr_copy(ndev->dev_addr, mac);
 	} else {
-		ndev->dev_addr[0] = (ravb_read(ndev, MAHR) >> 24);
-		ndev->dev_addr[1] = (ravb_read(ndev, MAHR) >> 16) & 0xFF;
-		ndev->dev_addr[2] = (ravb_read(ndev, MAHR) >> 8) & 0xFF;
-		ndev->dev_addr[3] = (ravb_read(ndev, MAHR) >> 0) & 0xFF;
-		ndev->dev_addr[4] = (ravb_read(ndev, MALR) >> 8) & 0xFF;
-		ndev->dev_addr[5] = (ravb_read(ndev, MALR) >> 0) & 0xFF;
+		u32 mahr = ravb_read(ndev, MAHR);
+		u32 malr = ravb_read(ndev, MALR);
+
+		ndev->dev_addr[0] = (mahr >> 24) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[1] = (mahr >> 16) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[2] = (mahr >>  8) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[3] = (mahr >>  0) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[4] = (malr >>  8) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[5] = (malr >>  0) & 0xFF;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 7f3c6109d45e..2406ad4f880e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -989,12 +989,15 @@ static void read_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, unsigned char *mac)
 	if (mac[0] || mac[1] || mac[2] || mac[3] || mac[4] || mac[5]) {
 		memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
 	} else {
-		ndev->dev_addr[0] = (sh_eth_read(ndev, MAHR) >> 24);
-		ndev->dev_addr[1] = (sh_eth_read(ndev, MAHR) >> 16) & 0xFF;
-		ndev->dev_addr[2] = (sh_eth_read(ndev, MAHR) >> 8) & 0xFF;
-		ndev->dev_addr[3] = (sh_eth_read(ndev, MAHR) & 0xFF);
-		ndev->dev_addr[4] = (sh_eth_read(ndev, MALR) >> 8) & 0xFF;
-		ndev->dev_addr[5] = (sh_eth_read(ndev, MALR) & 0xFF);
+		u32 mahr = sh_eth_read(ndev, MAHR);
+		u32 malr = sh_eth_read(ndev, MALR);
+
+		ndev->dev_addr[0] = (mahr >> 24) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[1] = (mahr >> 16) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[2] = (mahr >>  8) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[3] = (mahr >>  0) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[4] = (malr >>  8) & 0xFF;
+		ndev->dev_addr[5] = (malr >>  0) & 0xFF;
 	}
 }