Index: sys/dev/dwc/if_dwc.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/dwc/if_dwc.c
+++ sys/dev/dwc/if_dwc.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include <dev/dwc/if_dwcvar.h>
 #include <dev/mii/mii.h>
 #include <dev/mii/miivar.h>
+#include <dev/fdt/fdt_common.h>
 #include <dev/ofw/ofw_bus.h>
 #include <dev/ofw/ofw_bus_subr.h>
 
@@ -1007,9 +1008,9 @@
 }
 
 static int
-dwc_get_hwaddr(struct dwc_softc *sc, uint8_t *hwaddr)
+dwc_get_hwaddr(struct dwc_softc *sc, struct ether_addr *hwaddr)
 {
-	uint32_t hi, lo, rnd;
+	uint32_t hi, lo;
 
 	/*
 	 * Try to recover a MAC address from the running hardware. If there's
@@ -1016,30 +1017,25 @@
 	 * something non-zero there, assume the bootloader did the right thing
 	 * and just use it.
 	 *
-	 * Otherwise, set the address to a convenient locally assigned address,
-	 * 'bsd' + random 24 low-order bits.  'b' is 0x62, which has the locally
-	 * assigned bit set, and the broadcast/multicast bit clear.
+	 * Otherwise check if there is a "local-mac-address" property.
+	 *
+	 * If everything fails, zero the address and call ether_gen_addr() later
+	 * once we have an ifp.
 	 */
 	lo = READ4(sc, MAC_ADDRESS_LOW(0));
 	hi = READ4(sc, MAC_ADDRESS_HIGH(0)) & 0xffff;
 	if ((lo != 0xffffffff) || (hi != 0xffff)) {
-		hwaddr[0] = (lo >>  0) & 0xff;
-		hwaddr[1] = (lo >>  8) & 0xff;
-		hwaddr[2] = (lo >> 16) & 0xff;
-		hwaddr[3] = (lo >> 24) & 0xff;
-		hwaddr[4] = (hi >>  0) & 0xff;
-		hwaddr[5] = (hi >>  8) & 0xff;
-	} else {
-		rnd = arc4random() & 0x00ffffff;
-		hwaddr[0] = 'b';
-		hwaddr[1] = 's';
-		hwaddr[2] = 'd';
-		hwaddr[3] = rnd >> 16;
-		hwaddr[4] = rnd >>  8;
-		hwaddr[5] = rnd >>  0;
+		hwaddr->octet[0] = (lo >>  0) & 0xff;
+		hwaddr->octet[1] = (lo >>  8) & 0xff;
+		hwaddr->octet[2] = (lo >> 16) & 0xff;
+		hwaddr->octet[3] = (lo >> 24) & 0xff;
+		hwaddr->octet[4] = (hi >>  0) & 0xff;
+		hwaddr->octet[5] = (hi >>  8) & 0xff;
+
+		return (0);
 	}
 
-	return (0);
+	return (fdt_get_hwaddr(sc->dev, hwaddr));
 }
 
 #define	GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW 1
@@ -1142,10 +1138,10 @@
 static int
 dwc_attach(device_t dev)
 {
-	uint8_t macaddr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
+	struct ether_addr hwaddr;
 	struct dwc_softc *sc;
 	struct ifnet *ifp;
-	int error, i;
+	int error, hwaddrerr, i;
 	uint32_t reg;
 
 	sc = device_get_softc(dev);
@@ -1172,11 +1168,10 @@
 	sc->bst = rman_get_bustag(sc->res[0]);
 	sc->bsh = rman_get_bushandle(sc->res[0]);
 
-	/* Read MAC before reset */
-	if (dwc_get_hwaddr(sc, macaddr)) {
-		device_printf(sc->dev, "can't get mac\n");
-		return (ENXIO);
-	}
+	/* Read HW MAC (and FDT) before reset. */
+	hwaddrerr = dwc_get_hwaddr(sc, &hwaddr);
+	if (hwaddrerr && bootverbose)
+		device_printf(sc->dev, "cannot get HW Ethernet MAC\n");
 
 	/* Reset the PHY if needed */
 	if (dwc_reset(dev) != 0) {
@@ -1260,8 +1255,12 @@
 	}
 	sc->mii_softc = device_get_softc(sc->miibus);
 
+	/* If we could not get a HW Ethernet MAC, generate one. */
+	if (hwaddrerr != 0)
+		ether_gen_addr(ifp, &hwaddr);
+
 	/* All ready to run, attach the ethernet interface. */
-	ether_ifattach(ifp, macaddr);
+	ether_ifattach(ifp, hwaddr.octet);
 	sc->is_attached = true;
 
 	return (0);
Index: sys/dev/fdt/fdt_common.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/fdt/fdt_common.h
+++ sys/dev/fdt/fdt_common.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <sys/slicer.h>
 #include <contrib/libfdt/libfdt_env.h>
 #include <dev/ofw/ofw_bus.h>
+#include <net/ethernet.h>
 
 #define FDT_MEM_REGIONS	16
 
@@ -94,5 +95,6 @@
 int fdt_is_compatible_strict(phandle_t, const char *);
 int fdt_parent_addr_cells(phandle_t);
 int fdt_get_chosen_bootargs(char *bootargs, size_t max_size);
+int fdt_get_hwaddr(device_t, struct ether_addr *);
 
 #endif /* _FDT_COMMON_H_ */
Index: sys/dev/fdt/fdt_common.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/fdt/fdt_common.c
+++ sys/dev/fdt/fdt_common.c
@@ -620,3 +620,37 @@
 		return (ENXIO);
 	return (0);
 }
+
+int
+fdt_get_hwaddr(device_t dev, struct ether_addr *hwaddr)
+{
+	phandle_t node;
+	ssize_t i, len;
+	static const char *properties[] = {
+		"mac-address",
+		"local-mac-address"
+	};
+
+	node = ofw_bus_get_node(dev);
+	if (node == -1)
+		return (ENXIO);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nitems(properties); ++i) {
+
+		len = OF_getprop(node, properties[i], hwaddr->octet,
+		    ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+		if (len != ETHER_ADDR_LEN)
+			continue;
+		if (hwaddr->octet[0] == 0x00 && hwaddr->octet[1] == 0x00 &&
+		    hwaddr->octet[2] == 0x00)
+			continue;
+		if (hwaddr->octet[0] == 0xff && hwaddr->octet[1] == 0xff &&
+		    hwaddr->octet[2] == 0xff)
+			continue;
+		return (0);
+	}
+
+	memset(hwaddr->octet, 0x00, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+	return (ENXIO);
+}
+