diff --git a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.10-ethercat.c b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.10-ethercat.c
index b00c04af..9c4b8b37 100644
--- a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.10-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.10-ethercat.c
@@ -5093,7 +5093,9 @@ static void rtl_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	rtl_release_firmware(tp);
 
 	/* restore original MAC address */
-	rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(tp->dev->perm_addr)) {
+		rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops rtl_netdev_ops = {
diff --git a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.14-ethercat.c b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.14-ethercat.c
index 287bda91..7306ccd8 100644
--- a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.14-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.14-ethercat.c
@@ -5071,7 +5071,9 @@ static void rtl_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	rtl_release_firmware(tp);
 
 	/* restore original MAC address */
-	rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(tp->dev->perm_addr)) {
+		rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops rtl_netdev_ops = {
diff --git a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.15-ethercat.c b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.15-ethercat.c
index 0e1f88f9..e115922a 100644
--- a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.15-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-5.15-ethercat.c
@@ -5064,7 +5064,9 @@ static void rtl_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	rtl_release_firmware(tp);
 
 	/* restore original MAC address */
-	rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(tp->dev->perm_addr)) {
+		rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops rtl_netdev_ops = {
diff --git a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.1-ethercat.c b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.1-ethercat.c
index 3f4a77ca..f488fa84 100644
--- a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.1-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.1-ethercat.c
@@ -4942,7 +4942,9 @@ static void rtl_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	rtl_release_firmware(tp);
 
 	/* restore original MAC address */
-	rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(tp->dev->perm_addr)) {
+		rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops rtl_netdev_ops = {
diff --git a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.12-ethercat.c b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.12-ethercat.c
index 9f81baf5..b1a31f50 100644
--- a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.12-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.12-ethercat.c
@@ -5168,8 +5168,9 @@ static void rtl_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	/* Restore original MAC address */
-	rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
-
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(tp->dev->perm_addr)) {
+		rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	}
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF && !tp->dash_enabled) {
 		pci_wake_from_d3(pdev, tp->saved_wolopts);
 		pci_set_power_state(pdev, PCI_D3hot);
@@ -5202,7 +5203,9 @@ static void rtl_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	rtl_release_firmware(tp);
 
 	/* restore original MAC address */
-	rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(tp->dev->perm_addr)) {
+		rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops rtl_netdev_ops = {
diff --git a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.4-ethercat.c b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.4-ethercat.c
index f17815d8..5b2f1d9c 100644
--- a/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.4-ethercat.c
+++ b/devices/r8169/r8169_main-6.4-ethercat.c
@@ -4984,7 +4984,9 @@ static void rtl_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	rtl_release_firmware(tp);
 
 	/* restore original MAC address */
-	rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(tp->dev->perm_addr)) {
+		rtl_rar_set(tp, tp->dev->perm_addr);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops rtl_netdev_ops = {