diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
index ccdd196f529..6a9f51d1d9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
@@ -2071,6 +2071,9 @@ static int __devinit smsc911x_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
 		smsc911x_set_hw_mac_address(pdata, dev->dev_addr);
 		SMSC_TRACE(PROBE, "MAC Address is specified by configuration");
+	} else if (is_valid_ether_addr(pdata->config.mac)) {
+		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, pdata->config.mac, 6);
+		SMSC_TRACE(PROBE, "MAC Address specified by platform data");
 	} else {
 		/* Try reading mac address from device. if EEPROM is present
 		 * it will already have been set */
diff --git a/include/linux/smsc911x.h b/include/linux/smsc911x.h
index 5241e4fb4ec..7144e8aa1e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/smsc911x.h
+++ b/include/linux/smsc911x.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct smsc911x_platform_config {
 	unsigned int irq_type;
 	unsigned int flags;
 	phy_interface_t phy_interface;
+	unsigned char mac[6];
 };
 
 /* Constants for platform_device irq polarity configuration */