diff --git a/target/linux/ipq807x/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network b/target/linux/ipq807x/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
index d80c981e7a..f5f01861b7 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq807x/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
+++ b/target/linux/ipq807x/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ipq807x_setup_macs()
 	case "$board" in
 	zte,mf269)
 		wan_mac="$(mtd_get_mac_binary mac 0x0)"
-		[ -n "$wan_mac" ] || wan_mac="$(get_mac_binary "$(find_mtd_chardev mac)" 0x20000)"
+		[ "$wan_mac" != "00:00:00:00:00:00" ] || wan_mac="$(get_mac_binary "$(find_mtd_chardev mac)" 0x20000)"
 		lan_mac="$(macaddr_add "$wan_mac" 1)"
 		label_mac="$wan_mac"
 		;;
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq807x/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/ieee80211/11_fix_wifi_mac b/target/linux/ipq807x/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/ieee80211/11_fix_wifi_mac
index f5d7a064ab..f2ad2653a0 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq807x/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/ieee80211/11_fix_wifi_mac
+++ b/target/linux/ipq807x/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/ieee80211/11_fix_wifi_mac
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ board=$(board_name)
 case "$board" in
 	zte,mf269)
 		mac_addr="$(mtd_get_mac_binary mac 0x0)"
-		[ -n "$mac_addr" ] || mac_addr="$(get_mac_binary "$(find_mtd_chardev mac)" 0x20000)"
+		[ "$mac_addr" != "00:00:00:00:00:00" ] || mac_addr="$(get_mac_binary "$(find_mtd_chardev mac)" 0x20000)"
 		[ "$PHYNBR" = "0" ] && macaddr_add "$mac_addr" 2 > "/sys${DEVPATH}/macaddress"
 		[ "$PHYNBR" = "1" ] && macaddr_add "$mac_addr" 3 > "/sys${DEVPATH}/macaddress"
 	;;