diff --git a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_linux.c b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_linux.c
index f169dc9..0e14473 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -9786,7 +9786,12 @@ static int rtw_mp_efuse_set(struct net_device *dev,
 		rtw_hal_read_chip_info(padapter);
 		/* set mac addr*/
 		rtw_macaddr_cfg(adapter_mac_addr(padapter), get_hal_mac_addr(padapter));
+
+		#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
 		_rtw_memcpy(padapter->pnetdev->dev_addr, get_hal_mac_addr(padapter), ETH_ALEN); /* set mac addr to net_device */
+		#else
+		eth_hw_addr_set(padapter->pnetdev, get_hal_mac_addr(padapter));
+		#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_P2P
 		rtw_init_wifidirect_addrs(padapter, adapter_mac_addr(padapter), adapter_mac_addr(padapter));
diff --git a/os_dep/linux/mlme_linux.c b/os_dep/linux/mlme_linux.c
index 39c0ac1..d8e672b 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/mlme_linux.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/mlme_linux.c
@@ -400,7 +400,11 @@ int hostapd_mode_init(_adapter *padapter)
 	mac[4] = 0x11;
 	mac[5] = 0x12;
 
+  #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
 	_rtw_memcpy(pnetdev->dev_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	#else
+  eth_hw_addr_set(pnetdev, mac);
+  #endif
 
 
 	rtw_netif_carrier_off(pnetdev);
diff --git a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
index 808be91..864c6ae 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
@@ -1241,7 +1241,11 @@ static int rtw_net_set_mac_address(struct net_device *pnetdev, void *addr)
 	}
 
 	_rtw_memcpy(adapter_mac_addr(padapter), sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN); /* set mac addr to adapter */
+	#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
 	_rtw_memcpy(pnetdev->dev_addr, sa->sa_data, ETH_ALEN); /* set mac addr to net_device */
+	#else
+  eth_hw_addr_set(pnetdev, sa->sa_data);
+  #endif
 
 #if 0
 	if (rtw_is_hw_init_completed(padapter)) {
@@ -1703,7 +1707,11 @@ int rtw_os_ndev_register(_adapter *adapter, const char *name)
 	/* alloc netdev name */
 	rtw_init_netdev_name(ndev, name);
 
+	#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
 	_rtw_memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, adapter_mac_addr(adapter), ETH_ALEN);
+	#else
+  eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, adapter_mac_addr(adapter));
+  #endif
 
 	/* Tell the network stack we exist */
 
@@ -2671,7 +2679,11 @@ int _netdev_vir_if_open(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 		rtw_mbid_camid_alloc(padapter, adapter_mac_addr(padapter));
 #endif
 		rtw_init_wifidirect_addrs(padapter, adapter_mac_addr(padapter), adapter_mac_addr(padapter));
+		#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
 		_rtw_memcpy(pnetdev->dev_addr, adapter_mac_addr(padapter), ETH_ALEN);
+		#else
+		eth_hw_addr_set(pnetdev, adapter_mac_addr(padapter));
+		#endif
 	}
 #endif /*CONFIG_PLATFORM_INTEL_BYT*/
 
@@ -3420,7 +3432,11 @@ int _netdev_open(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 		rtw_mbid_camid_alloc(padapter, adapter_mac_addr(padapter));
 #endif
 		rtw_init_wifidirect_addrs(padapter, adapter_mac_addr(padapter), adapter_mac_addr(padapter));
+		#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
 		_rtw_memcpy(pnetdev->dev_addr, adapter_mac_addr(padapter), ETH_ALEN);
+		#else
+		eth_hw_addr_set(pnetdev, adapter_mac_addr(padapter));
+		#endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_PLATFORM_INTEL_BYT */
 
 		rtw_clr_surprise_removed(padapter);
diff --git a/os_dep/osdep_service.c b/os_dep/osdep_service.c
index c7e60ea..b6c8ae8 100644
--- a/os_dep/osdep_service.c
+++ b/os_dep/osdep_service.c
@@ -2513,7 +2513,11 @@ int rtw_change_ifname(_adapter *padapter, const char *ifname)
 
 	rtw_init_netdev_name(pnetdev, ifname);
 
+	#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
 	_rtw_memcpy(pnetdev->dev_addr, adapter_mac_addr(padapter), ETH_ALEN);
+	#else
+  eth_hw_addr_set(pnetdev, adapter_mac_addr(padapter));
+  #endif
 
 	if (rtnl_lock_needed)
 		ret = register_netdev(pnetdev);