diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
index ec287c9741e8..d27b627b4317 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ static void smsc75xx_init_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev)
 
 	/* maybe the boot loader passed the MAC address in devicetree */
 	mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(dev->udev->dev.of_node);
-	if (mac_addr) {
+	if (!IS_ERR(mac_addr)) {
 		memcpy(dev->net->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
index e3d08626828e..ab239113351d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static void smsc95xx_init_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev)
 
 	/* maybe the boot loader passed the MAC address in devicetree */
 	mac_addr = of_get_mac_address(dev->udev->dev.of_node);
-	if (mac_addr) {
+	if (!IS_ERR(mac_addr)) {
 		memcpy(dev->net->dev_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 		return;
 	}