dev->dev_addr[3] = (np->orig_mac[0] >> 16) & 0xff;
                dev->dev_addr[4] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  8) & 0xff;
                dev->dev_addr[5] = (np->orig_mac[0] >>  0) & 0xff;
-               /* set permanent address to be correct aswell */
-               np->orig_mac[0] = (dev->dev_addr[0] << 0) + (dev->dev_addr[1] << 8) +
-                       (dev->dev_addr[2] << 16) + (dev->dev_addr[3] << 24);
-               np->orig_mac[1] = (dev->dev_addr[4] << 0) + (dev->dev_addr[5] << 8);
                writel(txreg|NVREG_TRANSMITPOLL_MAC_ADDR_REV, base + NvRegTransmitPoll);
        }
        memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
         */
        writel(np->orig_mac[0], base + NvRegMacAddrA);
        writel(np->orig_mac[1], base + NvRegMacAddrB);
+       writel(readl(base + NvRegTransmitPoll) & ~NVREG_TRANSMITPOLL_MAC_ADDR_REV,
+              base + NvRegTransmitPoll);
 
        /* free all structures */
        free_rings(dev);