diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
index 3b017bb..187d01c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* no eeprom, or eeprom values are invalid. generate random MAC */
-	random_ether_addr(dev->net->dev_addr);
+	eth_hw_addr_random(dev->net);
 	netif_dbg(dev, ifup, dev->net, "MAC address set to random_ether_addr");
 }