diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-platform.c
index 98b03a3f3a95..bca0dbff80c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-platform.c
@@ -252,13 +252,9 @@ static int xgbe_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_dbg(dev, "sir1_regs  = %p\n", pdata->sir1_regs);
 
 	/* Retrieve the MAC address */
-	ret = device_property_read_u8_array(dev, XGBE_MAC_ADDR_PROPERTY,
-					    pdata->mac_addr,
-					    sizeof(pdata->mac_addr));
-	if (ret || !is_valid_ether_addr(pdata->mac_addr)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "invalid %s property\n", XGBE_MAC_ADDR_PROPERTY);
-		if (!ret)
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+	ret = device_get_mac_address(dev, pdata->mac_addr);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "invalid MAC address property\n");
 		goto err_io;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
index 5ee08e3c7d2b..60b7e53206d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 	min_t(unsigned int, IEEE_8021QAZ_MAX_TCS, (_cnt))
 
 /* Common property names */
-#define XGBE_MAC_ADDR_PROPERTY	"mac-address"
 #define XGBE_PHY_MODE_PROPERTY	"phy-mode"
 #define XGBE_DMA_IRQS_PROPERTY	"amd,per-channel-interrupt"
 #define XGBE_SPEEDSET_PROPERTY	"amd,speed-set"