diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 891feee..ed96f30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -3120,6 +3120,23 @@
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x0d, 0x0000);
 }
 
+static void rtl_rar_exgmac_set(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u8 *addr)
+{
+	const u16 w[] = {
+		addr[0] | (addr[1] << 8),
+		addr[2] | (addr[3] << 8),
+		addr[4] | (addr[5] << 8)
+	};
+	const struct exgmac_reg e[] = {
+		{ .addr = 0xe0, ERIAR_MASK_1111, .val = w[0] | (w[1] << 16) },
+		{ .addr = 0xe4, ERIAR_MASK_1111, .val = w[2] },
+		{ .addr = 0xf0, ERIAR_MASK_1111, .val = w[0] << 16 },
+		{ .addr = 0xf4, ERIAR_MASK_1111, .val = w[1] | (w[2] << 16) }
+	};
+
+	rtl_write_exgmac_batch(tp, e, ARRAY_SIZE(e));
+}
+
 static void rtl8168e_2_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
 	static const struct phy_reg phy_reg_init[] = {
@@ -3204,6 +3221,9 @@
 	rtl_writephy(tp, 0x1f, 0x0000);
 
 	r8168_aldps_enable_1(tp);
+
+	/* Broken BIOS workaround: feed GigaMAC registers with MAC address. */
+	rtl_rar_exgmac_set(tp, tp->dev->dev_addr);
 }
 
 static void rtl8168f_hw_phy_config(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -3740,33 +3760,19 @@
 static void rtl_rar_set(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u8 *addr)
 {
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = tp->mmio_addr;
-	u32 high;
-	u32 low;
-
-	low  = addr[0] | (addr[1] << 8) | (addr[2] << 16) | (addr[3] << 24);
-	high = addr[4] | (addr[5] << 8);
 
 	rtl_lock_work(tp);
 
 	RTL_W8(Cfg9346, Cfg9346_Unlock);
 
-	RTL_W32(MAC4, high);
+	RTL_W32(MAC4, addr[4] | addr[5] << 8);
 	RTL_R32(MAC4);
 
-	RTL_W32(MAC0, low);
+	RTL_W32(MAC0, addr[0] | addr[1] << 8 | addr[2] << 16 | addr[3] << 24);
 	RTL_R32(MAC0);
 
-	if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34) {
-		const struct exgmac_reg e[] = {
-			{ .addr = 0xe0, ERIAR_MASK_1111, .val = low },
-			{ .addr = 0xe4, ERIAR_MASK_1111, .val = high },
-			{ .addr = 0xf0, ERIAR_MASK_1111, .val = low << 16 },
-			{ .addr = 0xf4, ERIAR_MASK_1111, .val = high << 16 |
-								low  >> 16 },
-		};
-
-		rtl_write_exgmac_batch(tp, e, ARRAY_SIZE(e));
-	}
+	if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_34)
+		rtl_rar_exgmac_set(tp, addr);
 
 	RTL_W8(Cfg9346, Cfg9346_Lock);