diff --git a/board/ti/dra7xx/evm.c b/board/ti/dra7xx/evm.c
index 7990e7990d..c6c4fd1743 100644
--- a/board/ti/dra7xx/evm.c
+++ b/board/ti/dra7xx/evm.c
@@ -216,6 +216,21 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 		if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr))
 			eth_setenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", mac_addr);
 	}
+
+	mac_lo = readl((*ctrl)->control_core_mac_id_1_lo);
+	mac_hi = readl((*ctrl)->control_core_mac_id_1_hi);
+	mac_addr[0] = (mac_hi & 0xFF0000) >> 16;
+	mac_addr[1] = (mac_hi & 0xFF00) >> 8;
+	mac_addr[2] = mac_hi & 0xFF;
+	mac_addr[3] = (mac_lo & 0xFF0000) >> 16;
+	mac_addr[4] = (mac_lo & 0xFF00) >> 8;
+	mac_addr[5] = mac_lo & 0xFF;
+
+	if (!getenv("eth1addr")) {
+		if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac_addr))
+			eth_setenv_enetaddr("eth1addr", mac_addr);
+	}
+
 	ctrl_val = readl((*ctrl)->control_core_control_io1) & (~0x33);
 	ctrl_val |= 0x22;
 	writel(ctrl_val, (*ctrl)->control_core_control_io1);