diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
index c600350..dd0ee26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
@@ -7477,19 +7477,20 @@
 	if (dt_mac_addr && is_valid_ether_addr(dt_mac_addr)) {
 		*mac_from = "device tree";
 		ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, dt_mac_addr);
-	} else {
-		if (priv->hw_version == MVPP21) {
-			mvpp21_get_mac_address(port, hw_mac_addr);
-			if (is_valid_ether_addr(hw_mac_addr)) {
-				*mac_from = "hardware";
-				ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, hw_mac_addr);
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-
-		*mac_from = "random";
-		eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
+		return;
 	}
+
+	if (priv->hw_version == MVPP21) {
+		mvpp21_get_mac_address(port, hw_mac_addr);
+		if (is_valid_ether_addr(hw_mac_addr)) {
+			*mac_from = "hardware";
+			ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, hw_mac_addr);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	*mac_from = "random";
+	eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
 }
 
 /* Ports initialization */