diff --git a/drivers/ethernet/eth_sensry_sy1xx_mac.c b/drivers/ethernet/eth_sensry_sy1xx_mac.c
index e77a77576df44..b151ac1773c4a 100644
--- a/drivers/ethernet/eth_sensry_sy1xx_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/ethernet/eth_sensry_sy1xx_mac.c
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ struct sy1xx_mac_dev_config {
 	uint32_t base_addr;
 	/* optional - enable promiscuous mode */
 	bool promiscuous_mode;
-	/* optional - random mac */
-	bool use_zephyr_random_mac;
+
+	struct net_eth_mac_config mcfg;
 
 	/* phy config */
 	const struct device *phy_dev;
@@ -203,13 +203,6 @@ static int sy1xx_mac_start(const struct device *dev)
 	sys_write32(0x0001, cfg->ctrl_addr + SY1XX_MAC_CTRL_REG);
 	sys_write32(0x0000, cfg->ctrl_addr + SY1XX_MAC_CTRL_REG);
 
-	if (cfg->use_zephyr_random_mac) {
-		/* prio 1 -- generate random, if set in device tree */
-		sys_rand_get(&data->mac_addr, 6);
-		/* Set MAC address locally administered, unicast (LAA) */
-		data->mac_addr[0] |= 0x02;
-	}
-
 	sy1xx_mac_set_mac_addr(dev);
 
 	sy1xx_mac_set_promiscuous_mode(dev, cfg->promiscuous_mode);
@@ -315,6 +308,8 @@ static void sy1xx_mac_iface_init(struct net_if *iface)
 
 	data->iface = iface;
 
+	(void)net_eth_mac_load(&cfg->mcfg, data->mac_addr);
+
 	ethernet_init(iface);
 
 	if (device_is_ready(cfg->phy_dev)) {
@@ -570,14 +565,13 @@ const struct ethernet_api sy1xx_mac_driver_api = {
 		.base_addr = DT_INST_REG_ADDR_BY_NAME(n, data),                                    \
 		.pcfg = PINCTRL_DT_INST_DEV_CONFIG_GET(n),                                         \
 		.promiscuous_mode = DT_INST_PROP_OR(n, promiscuous_mode, false),                   \
-		.use_zephyr_random_mac = DT_INST_PROP(n, zephyr_random_mac_address),               \
-		.phy_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_INST_PHANDLE(0, phy_handle))};                         \
+		.mcfg = NET_ETH_MAC_DT_INST_CONFIG_INIT(n),                                        \
+		.phy_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_INST_PHANDLE(n, phy_handle))};                         \
                                                                                                    \
 	static struct sy1xx_mac_dma_buffers __attribute__((section(".udma_access")))               \
 	__aligned(4) sy1xx_mac_dma_buffers_##n;                                                    \
                                                                                                    \
 	static struct sy1xx_mac_dev_data sy1xx_mac_dev_data##n = {                                 \
-		.mac_addr = DT_INST_PROP_OR(n, local_mac_address, {0}),                            \
 		.dma_buffers = &sy1xx_mac_dma_buffers_##n,                                         \
 	};                                                                                         \
                                                                                                    \