diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index ee1b5fd7b491..44179f4e807f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1767,7 +1767,8 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
 		// can rename the link if it knows better.
 		if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_ETHER) != 0 &&
 		    ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_POINTTOPOINT) == 0 ||
-		     (net->dev_addr [0] & 0x02) == 0))
+		     /* somebody touched it*/
+		     !is_zero_ether_addr(net->dev_addr)))
 			strscpy(net->name, "eth%d", sizeof(net->name));
 		/* WLAN devices should always be named "wlan%d" */
 		if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_WLAN) != 0)