diff --git a/mt7603_init.c b/mt7603_init.c
index 43aa9a7e..23d80005 100644
--- a/mt7603_init.c
+++ b/mt7603_init.c
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ mt7603_phy_init(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
 static void
 mt7603_mac_init(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
 {
-	void *dev_addr = dev->mt76.hw->wiphy->perm_addr;
 	u8 bc_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u32 addr;
 	int i;
@@ -218,10 +217,6 @@ mt7603_mac_init(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
 	mt76_rmw_field(dev, MT_LPON_BTEIR, MT_LPON_BTEIR_MBSS_MODE, 2);
 	mt76_rmw_field(dev, MT_WF_RMACDR, MT_WF_RMACDR_MBSSID_MASK, 2);
 
-	mt76_wr(dev, MT_MAC_ADDR0(0), get_unaligned_le32(dev_addr));
-	mt76_wr(dev, MT_MAC_ADDR1(0),
-		get_unaligned_le16(dev_addr + 4) | MT_MAC_ADDR1_VALID);
-
 	mt76_wr(dev, MT_AGG_ARUCR, 0);
 	mt76_wr(dev, MT_AGG_ARDCR, ~0);
 	mt76_wr(dev, MT_AGG_ARCR, (MT_AGG_ARCR_INIT_RATE1 |
diff --git a/mt7603_main.c b/mt7603_main.c
index 28c781c8..6fe2cfc4 100644
--- a/mt7603_main.c
+++ b/mt7603_main.c
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ mt7603_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	mt76_wr(dev, MT_MAC_ADDR0(mvif->idx),
+		get_unaligned_le32(vif->addr));
+	mt76_wr(dev, MT_MAC_ADDR1(mvif->idx),
+		(get_unaligned_le16(vif->addr + 4) |
+		 MT_MAC_ADDR1_VALID));
+
 	idx = MT7603_WTBL_RESERVED - 1 - mvif->idx;
 	dev->vif_mask |= BIT(mvif->idx);
 	mvif->sta.wcid.idx = idx;