diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
index 5d2c2fbf926b..95360dc4a566 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
@@ -764,39 +764,6 @@ static s32 igb_get_pcs_speed_and_duplex_82575(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 *speed,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- *  igb_init_rx_addrs_82575 - Initialize receive address's
- *  @hw: pointer to the HW structure
- *  @rar_count: receive address registers
- *
- *  Setups the receive address registers by setting the base receive address
- *  register to the devices MAC address and clearing all the other receive
- *  address registers to 0.
- **/
-static void igb_init_rx_addrs_82575(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 rar_count)
-{
-	u32 i;
-	u8 addr[6] = {0,0,0,0,0,0};
-	/*
-	 * This function is essentially the same as that of
-	 * e1000_init_rx_addrs_generic. However it also takes care
-	 * of the special case where the register offset of the
-	 * second set of RARs begins elsewhere. This is implicitly taken care by
-	 * function e1000_rar_set_generic.
-	 */
-
-	hw_dbg("e1000_init_rx_addrs_82575");
-
-	/* Setup the receive address */
-	hw_dbg("Programming MAC Address into RAR[0]\n");
-	hw->mac.ops.rar_set(hw, hw->mac.addr, 0);
-
-	/* Zero out the other (rar_entry_count - 1) receive addresses */
-	hw_dbg("Clearing RAR[1-%u]\n", rar_count-1);
-	for (i = 1; i < rar_count; i++)
-	    hw->mac.ops.rar_set(hw, addr, i);
-}
-
 /**
  *  igb_shutdown_fiber_serdes_link_82575 - Remove link during power down
  *  @hw: pointer to the HW structure
@@ -889,7 +856,8 @@ static s32 igb_reset_hw_82575(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	wr32(E1000_IMC, 0xffffffff);
 	icr = rd32(E1000_ICR);
 
-	igb_check_alt_mac_addr(hw);
+	/* Install any alternate MAC address into RAR0 */
+	ret_val = igb_check_alt_mac_addr(hw);
 
 	return ret_val;
 }
@@ -918,7 +886,8 @@ static s32 igb_init_hw_82575(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	igb_clear_vfta(hw);
 
 	/* Setup the receive address */
-	igb_init_rx_addrs_82575(hw, rar_count);
+	igb_init_rx_addrs(hw, rar_count);
+
 	/* Zero out the Multicast HASH table */
 	hw_dbg("Zeroing the MTA\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < mac->mta_reg_count; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c
index 46e27e98254a..a1e3da78dbb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c
@@ -103,6 +103,31 @@ static void igb_write_vfta(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 offset, u32 value)
 	wrfl();
 }
 
+/**
+ *  igb_init_rx_addrs - Initialize receive address's
+ *  @hw: pointer to the HW structure
+ *  @rar_count: receive address registers
+ *
+ *  Setups the receive address registers by setting the base receive address
+ *  register to the devices MAC address and clearing all the other receive
+ *  address registers to 0.
+ **/
+void igb_init_rx_addrs(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 rar_count)
+{
+	u32 i;
+	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0};
+
+	/* Setup the receive address */
+	hw_dbg("Programming MAC Address into RAR[0]\n");
+
+	hw->mac.ops.rar_set(hw, hw->mac.addr, 0);
+
+	/* Zero out the other (rar_entry_count - 1) receive addresses */
+	hw_dbg("Clearing RAR[1-%u]\n", rar_count-1);
+	for (i = 1; i < rar_count; i++)
+		hw->mac.ops.rar_set(hw, mac_addr, i);
+}
+
 /**
  *  igb_vfta_set - enable or disable vlan in VLAN filter table
  *  @hw: pointer to the HW structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.h b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.h
index f9ebfb3f234c..7518af8cbbf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void igb_clear_hw_cntrs_base(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 void igb_clear_vfta(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 s32  igb_vfta_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 vid, bool add);
 void igb_config_collision_dist(struct e1000_hw *hw);
+void igb_init_rx_addrs(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 rar_count);
 void igb_mta_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 hash_value);
 void igb_put_hw_semaphore(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 void igb_rar_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u8 *addr, u32 index);