}
 
 #define EEPROM_LEN     256
-void load_sernum_ethaddr (void)
+static void load_ethaddr(void)
 {
+       int     ok_ethaddr, ok_eth1addr;
        int     ret;
        char    buf[EEPROM_LEN];
        char    mac[32];
        char    *use_eeprom;
        u16     checksumcrc16 = 0;
 
+       /* If the env is sane, then nothing for us to do */
+       ok_ethaddr = eth_getenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", buf);
+       ok_eth1addr = eth_getenv_enetaddr("eth1addr", buf);
+       if (ok_ethaddr && ok_eth1addr)
+               return;
+
        /* read the MACs from EEprom */
        status_led_set (0, STATUS_LED_ON);
        status_led_set (1, STATUS_LED_ON);
                        printf("%s: EEPROM Checksum not OK\n", __FUNCTION__);
                } else {
                        /* get the MACs */
-                       sprintf (mac, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
-                               buf[3],
-                               buf[4],
-                               buf[5],
-                               buf[6],
-                               buf[7],
-                               buf[8]);
-                       setenv ("ethaddr", (char *) mac);
-                       sprintf (mac, "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
-                               buf[9],
-                               buf[10],
-                               buf[11],
-                               buf[12],
-                               buf[13],
-                               buf[14]);
-                       setenv ("eth1addr", (char *) mac);
+                       if (!ok_ethaddr)
+                               eth_setenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", &buf[3]);
+                       if (!ok_eth1addr)
+                               eth_setenv_enetaddr("eth1addr", &buf[9]);
                        return;
                }
        }
        uint pbcr;
        int size_val = 0;
 
+       load_ethaddr();
+
        /* Re-do sizing to get full correct info */
        mtdcr(ebccfga, pb0cr);
        pbcr = mfdcr(ebccfgd);
 
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
+extern void load_sernum_ethaddr(void);
 int misc_init_r (void)
 {
        volatile immap_t *immap = (immap_t *) CONFIG_SYS_IMMR;
        volatile memctl8xx_t *memctl = &immap->im_memctl;
 
+       load_sernum_ethaddr();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_OR_TIMING_FLASH_AT_50MHZ
        int scy, trlx, flash_or_timing, clk_diff;
 
 
 void  perform_soft_reset(void);
 #endif
 
-void   load_sernum_ethaddr (void);
-
 /* $(BOARD)/$(BOARD).c */
 int board_early_init_f (void);
 int board_late_init (void);
 
        }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_TQM8xxL) || defined(CONFIG_TQM8260) || \
-    defined(CONFIG_TQM8272) || \
-    defined(CONFIG_CCM) || defined(CONFIG_KUP4K) || \
-    defined(CONFIG_KUP4X) || defined(CONFIG_PCS440EP)
-       load_sernum_ethaddr ();
-#endif
        /* IP Address */
        bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr ("ipaddr");