diff --git a/target/linux/bmips/files/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm6348-enet.c b/target/linux/bmips/files/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm6348-enet.c
index fbab6b68b4d..893bc2734fa 100644
--- a/target/linux/bmips/files/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm6348-enet.c
+++ b/target/linux/bmips/files/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm6348-enet.c
@@ -1565,7 +1565,10 @@ static int bcm6348_emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	emac->old_duplex = -1;
 	emac->old_pause = -1;
 
-	of_get_mac_address(node, dev_addr);
+	ret = of_get_mac_address(node, dev_addr);
+	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(dev_addr)) {
 		dev_addr_set(ndev, dev_addr);
 		dev_info(dev, "mtd mac %pM\n", dev_addr);
diff --git a/target/linux/bmips/files/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm6368-enetsw.c b/target/linux/bmips/files/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm6368-enetsw.c
index 8f5b702edf0..a50eb4e671a 100644
--- a/target/linux/bmips/files/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm6368-enetsw.c
+++ b/target/linux/bmips/files/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm6368-enetsw.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,10 @@ static int bcm6368_enetsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->tx_ring_size = ENETSW_DEF_TX_DESC;
 	priv->copybreak = ENETSW_DEF_CPY_BREAK;
 
-	of_get_mac_address(node, dev_addr);
+	ret = of_get_mac_address(node, dev_addr);
+	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(dev_addr)) {
 		dev_addr_set(ndev, dev_addr);
 		dev_info(dev, "mtd mac %pM\n", dev_addr);