diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 8e404186ef87d3f46288b6ae28b2ecd1160da2e9..d06a61f00e78ad02da72191c558528e0c0691dbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -6722,6 +6722,8 @@ static int rtl8169_resume(struct device *device)
 	struct net_device *dev = dev_get_drvdata(device);
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+	rtl_rar_set(tp, dev->dev_addr);
+
 	clk_prepare_enable(tp->clk);
 
 	if (netif_running(dev))
@@ -6755,6 +6757,7 @@ static int rtl8169_runtime_resume(struct device *device)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = dev_get_drvdata(device);
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+
 	rtl_rar_set(tp, dev->dev_addr);
 
 	if (!tp->TxDescArray)