diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c
index 7b8b21212bf7..390cee7e61a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c
@@ -1195,6 +1195,66 @@ static const struct ieee80211_ops wl1251_ops = {
 	.conf_tx = wl1251_op_conf_tx,
 };
 
+static int wl1251_read_eeprom_byte(struct wl1251 *wl, off_t offset, u8 *data)
+{
+	unsigned long timeout;
+
+	wl1251_reg_write32(wl, EE_ADDR, offset);
+	wl1251_reg_write32(wl, EE_CTL, EE_CTL_READ);
+
+	/* EE_CTL_READ clears when data is ready */
+	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100);
+	while (1) {
+		if (!(wl1251_reg_read32(wl, EE_CTL) & EE_CTL_READ))
+			break;
+
+		if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
+			return -ETIMEDOUT;
+
+		msleep(1);
+	}
+
+	*data = wl1251_reg_read32(wl, EE_DATA);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int wl1251_read_eeprom(struct wl1251 *wl, off_t offset,
+			      u8 *data, size_t len)
+{
+	size_t i;
+	int ret;
+
+	wl1251_reg_write32(wl, EE_START, 0);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		ret = wl1251_read_eeprom_byte(wl, offset + i, &data[i]);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int wl1251_read_eeprom_mac(struct wl1251 *wl)
+{
+	u8 mac[ETH_ALEN];
+	int i, ret;
+
+	wl1251_set_partition(wl, 0, 0, REGISTERS_BASE, REGISTERS_DOWN_SIZE);
+
+	ret = wl1251_read_eeprom(wl, 0x1c, mac, sizeof(mac));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		wl1251_warning("failed to read MAC address from EEPROM");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* MAC is stored in reverse order */
+	for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
+		wl->mac_addr[i] = mac[ETH_ALEN - i - 1];
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int wl1251_register_hw(struct wl1251 *wl)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1241,6 +1301,9 @@ int wl1251_init_ieee80211(struct wl1251 *wl)
 
 	wl->hw->queues = 4;
 
+	if (wl->use_eeprom)
+		wl1251_read_eeprom_mac(wl);
+
 	ret = wl1251_register_hw(wl);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_reg.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_reg.h
index 0ca3b4326056..d16edd9bf06c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_reg.h
@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@
 #define SOR_CFG                        (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x0800)
 #define ECPU_CTRL                      (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x0804)
 #define HI_CFG                         (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x0808)
+
+/* EEPROM registers */
 #define EE_START                       (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x080C)
+#define EE_CTL                         (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x2000)
+#define EE_DATA                        (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x2004)
+#define EE_ADDR                        (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x2008)
+
+#define EE_CTL_READ                   2
 
 #define CHIP_ID_B                      (REGISTERS_BASE + 0x5674)