diff --git a/hw/m68k/q800.c b/hw/m68k/q800.c
index b80a3b6d5f..fa7683bf76 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/q800.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/q800.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "hw/display/macfb.h"
 #include "hw/block/swim.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
+#include "net/util.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
@@ -270,6 +271,8 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     BusState *adb_bus;
     NubusBus *nubus;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
+    NICInfo *nd;
+    MACAddr mac;
     uint8_t rng_seed[32];
 
     linux_boot = (kernel_filename != NULL);
@@ -370,13 +373,6 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* MACSONIC */
 
-    if (nb_nics > 1) {
-        error_report("q800 can only have one ethernet interface");
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    qemu_check_nic_model(&nd_table[0], "dp83932");
-
     /*
      * MacSonic driver needs an Apple MAC address
      * Valid prefix are:
@@ -386,14 +382,21 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
      * 08:00:07 Apple
      * (Q800 use the last one)
      */
-    nd_table[0].macaddr.a[0] = 0x08;
-    nd_table[0].macaddr.a[1] = 0x00;
-    nd_table[0].macaddr.a[2] = 0x07;
-
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "dp8393x", &m->dp8393x,
                             TYPE_DP8393X);
     dev = DEVICE(&m->dp8393x);
-    qdev_set_nic_properties(dev, &nd_table[0]);
+    nd = qemu_find_nic_info(TYPE_DP8393X, true, "dp83932");
+    if (nd) {
+        qdev_set_nic_properties(dev, nd);
+        memcpy(mac.a, nd->macaddr.a, sizeof(mac.a));
+    } else {
+        qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(&mac);
+    }
+    mac.a[0] = 0x08;
+    mac.a[1] = 0x00;
+    mac.a[2] = 0x07;
+    qdev_prop_set_macaddr(dev, "mac", mac.a);
+
     qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "it_shift", 2);
     qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "big_endian", true);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), "dma_mr",
@@ -414,7 +417,7 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     prom = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&m->dp8393x_prom);
     checksum = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-        prom[i] = revbit8(nd_table[0].macaddr.a[i]);
+        prom[i] = revbit8(mac.a[i]);
         checksum ^= prom[i];
     }
     prom[7] = 0xff - checksum;