diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index e4811d7b5af1..74a8e3c6edfc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1629,6 +1629,10 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
 		dev->rx_urb_size = dev->hard_mtu;
 	dev->maxpacket = usb_maxpacket (dev->udev, dev->out, 1);
 
+	/* let userspace know we have a random address */
+	if (ether_addr_equal(net->dev_addr, node_id))
+		net->addr_assign_type = NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
+
 	if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_WLAN) != 0)
 		SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(net, &wlan_type);
 	if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_WWAN) != 0)