diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
index c0859d200a2c..5850540634b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void enetc4_pf_get_si_primary_mac(struct enetc_hw *hw, int si,
 	u16 lower;
 
 	upper = __raw_readl(hw->port + ENETC4_PSIPMAR0(si));
-	lower = __raw_readw(hw->port + ENETC4_PSIPMAR1(si));
+	lower = __raw_readl(hw->port + ENETC4_PSIPMAR1(si));
 
 	put_unaligned_le32(upper, addr);
 	put_unaligned_le16(lower, addr + 4);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h
index 7b882b8921fe..662e4fbafb74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h
@@ -708,13 +708,24 @@ struct enetc_cmd_rfse {
 #define ENETC_RFSE_EN	BIT(15)
 #define ENETC_RFSE_MODE_BD	2
 
+static inline void enetc_get_primary_mac_addr(struct enetc_hw *hw, u8 *addr)
+{
+	u32 upper;
+	u16 lower;
+
+	upper = __raw_readl(hw->reg + ENETC_SIPMAR0);
+	lower = __raw_readl(hw->reg + ENETC_SIPMAR1);
+
+	put_unaligned_le32(upper, addr);
+	put_unaligned_le16(lower, addr + 4);
+}
+
 static inline void enetc_load_primary_mac_addr(struct enetc_hw *hw,
 					       struct net_device *ndev)
 {
-	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(4);
+	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 
-	*(u32 *)addr = __raw_readl(hw->reg + ENETC_SIPMAR0);
-	*(u16 *)(addr + 4) = __raw_readw(hw->reg + ENETC_SIPMAR1);
+	enetc_get_primary_mac_addr(hw, addr);
 	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, addr);
 }