diff --git a/include/linux/of_net.h b/include/linux/of_net.h
index 55460ecfa50a..0484b613ca64 100644
--- a/include/linux/of_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/of_net.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 struct net_device;
 extern int of_get_phy_mode(struct device_node *np, phy_interface_t *interface);
 extern int of_get_mac_address(struct device_node *np, u8 *mac);
+int of_get_ethdev_address(struct device_node *np, struct net_device *dev);
 extern struct net_device *of_find_net_device_by_node(struct device_node *np);
 #else
 static inline int of_get_phy_mode(struct device_node *np,
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ static inline int of_get_mac_address(struct device_node *np, u8 *mac)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+static inline int of_get_ethdev_address(struct device_node *np, struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
 static inline struct net_device *of_find_net_device_by_node(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/net/core/of_net.c b/net/core/of_net.c
index dbac3a172a11..f1a9bf7578e7 100644
--- a/net/core/of_net.c
+++ b/net/core/of_net.c
@@ -143,3 +143,28 @@ int of_get_mac_address(struct device_node *np, u8 *addr)
 	return of_get_mac_addr_nvmem(np, addr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_mac_address);
+
+/**
+ * of_get_ethdev_address()
+ * @np:		Caller's Device Node
+ * @dev:	Pointer to netdevice which address will be updated
+ *
+ * Search the device tree for the best MAC address to use.
+ * If found set @dev->dev_addr to that address.
+ *
+ * See documentation of of_get_mac_address() for more information on how
+ * the best address is determined.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success and errno in case of error.
+ */
+int of_get_ethdev_address(struct device_node *np, struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = of_get_mac_address(np, addr);
+	if (!ret)
+		eth_hw_addr_set(dev, addr);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_get_ethdev_address);