diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/eeprom.c
index afdb73661866..b99d7452800f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/eeprom.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ mt76_eeprom_override(struct mt76_phy *phy)
 	if (err == -EPROBE_DEFER)
 		return err;
 
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(phy->macaddr)) {
+	if (err) {
 		eth_random_addr(phy->macaddr);
 		dev_info(dev->dev,
 			 "Invalid MAC address, using random address %pM\n",