diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c
index 0aa88105d46e..9b5f4d665374 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/kirkwood.c
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ static void __init kirkwood_dt_eth_fixup(void)
 			continue;
 
 		/* skip disabled nodes or nodes with valid MAC address*/
-		if (!of_device_is_available(pnp) || of_get_mac_address(np))
+		if (!of_device_is_available(pnp) ||
+		    !IS_ERR(of_get_mac_address(np)))
 			goto eth_fixup_skip;
 
 		clk = of_clk_get(pnp, 0);