diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
index 466f6e17154c..747e5a70ba5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ struct ath6kl {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev;
 	enum wlan_low_pwr_state wlan_pwr_state;
 	struct wmi_scan_params_cmd sc_params;
+	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 #define AR_MCAST_FILTER_MAC_ADDR_SIZE  4
 	struct {
 		void *rx_report;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
index 05d54bca3d9d..99e4a494143c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
@@ -1504,8 +1504,16 @@ static int ath6kl_init(struct ath6kl *ar)
 			    WIPHY_FLAG_HAVE_AP_SME;
 
 	status = ath6kl_target_config_wlan_params(ar);
-	if (!status)
-		goto ath6kl_init_done;
+	if (status)
+		goto err_htc_stop;
+
+	/*
+	 * Set mac address which is received in ready event
+	 * FIXME: Move to ath6kl_interface_add()
+	 */
+	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, ar->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+
+	return status;
 
 err_htc_stop:
 	ath6kl_htc_stop(ar->htc_target);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c
index cc3e3c808657..6bf94025221a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c
@@ -923,11 +923,10 @@ static const char *get_hw_id_string(u32 id)
 void ath6kl_ready_event(void *devt, u8 *datap, u32 sw_ver, u32 abi_ver)
 {
 	struct ath6kl *ar = devt;
-	struct net_device *dev = ar->vif->ndev;
 
-	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, datap, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(ar->mac_addr, datap, ETH_ALEN);
 	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_TRC, "%s: mac addr = %pM\n",
-		   __func__, dev->dev_addr);
+		   __func__, ar->mac_addr);
 
 	ar->version.wlan_ver = sw_ver;
 	ar->version.abi_ver = abi_ver;