diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index b7d41f8c338a..f733cae3d4b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ static const struct net_device_ops xenvif_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_stop	= xenvif_close,
 	.ndo_change_mtu	= xenvif_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_fix_features = xenvif_fix_features,
+	.ndo_set_mac_address = eth_mac_addr,
+	.ndo_validate_addr   = eth_validate_addr,
 };
 
 struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,