diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/pcie2/host/common/topaz_vnet.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/pcie2/host/common/topaz_vnet.c
index 7983bb2..3f67628 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/pcie2/host/common/topaz_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/pcie2/host/common/topaz_vnet.c
@@ -1677,6 +1677,7 @@
 	vlp->lower = lower;
 	vlp->vlan = vlan;
 	vdev->netdev_ops = &vlan_device_ops;
+        eth_hw_addr_inherit(vdev, lower);
 
 	if (err = register_netdev(vdev)) {
 		free_netdev(vdev);