diff --git a/board/microchip/mpfs_icicle/mpfs_icicle.c b/board/microchip/mpfs_icicle/mpfs_icicle.c
index 8449379..31523c0 100644
--- a/board/microchip/mpfs_icicle/mpfs_icicle.c
+++ b/board/microchip/mpfs_icicle/mpfs_icicle.c
@@ -80,18 +80,6 @@
 	char icicle_mac_addr[20];
 	void *blob = (void *)gd->fdt_blob;
 
-	node = fdt_path_offset(blob, "/soc/ethernet@20112000");
-	if (node < 0) {
-		printf("No ethernet0 path offset\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	ret = fdtdec_get_byte_array(blob, node, "local-mac-address", mac_addr, 6);
-	if (ret) {
-		printf("No local-mac-address property for ethernet@20112000\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	read_device_serial_number(device_serial_number, 16);
 
 	/* Update MAC address with device serial number */
@@ -102,10 +90,13 @@
 	mac_addr[4] = device_serial_number[1];
 	mac_addr[5] = device_serial_number[0];
 
-	ret = fdt_setprop(blob, node, "local-mac-address", mac_addr, 6);
-	if (ret) {
-		printf("Error setting local-mac-address property for ethernet@20112000\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+	node = fdt_path_offset(blob, "/soc/ethernet@20112000");
+	if (node >= 0) {
+		ret = fdt_setprop(blob, node, "local-mac-address", mac_addr, 6);
+		if (ret) {
+			printf("Error setting local-mac-address property for ethernet@20112000\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
 	}
 
 	icicle_mac_addr[0] = '[';