diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/oak/oak.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/oak/oak.c
index 09c4bfaf..d5378c47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/oak/oak.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/oak/oak.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  * disclaimer.
  *
  */
+#include <linux/version.h>
+
 #include "oak.h"
 
 /* private function prototypes */
@@ -646,7 +648,11 @@ static void oak_read_set_mac_address(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		if (rc != 0) {
 			pr_info("Device MAC address : %pM\n", device_mac);
 			ether_addr_copy(np->mac_address, nic_mac);
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 15, 0)
 			eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, nic_mac);
+#else
+			memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, nic_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+#endif
 			pr_info("MAC address of NIC : %pM\n", nic_mac);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/oak/oak_net.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/oak/oak_net.c
index 5d58b21d..4c637c75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/oak/oak_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/oak/oak_net.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  * disclaimer.
  *
  */
+#include <linux/version.h>
+
 #include "oak_net.h"
 #include "oak_ethtool.h"
 #include "oak_chksum.h"
@@ -630,8 +632,11 @@ int oak_net_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p_addr)
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 	} else {
-		//memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 15, 0)
 		dev_addr_mod(dev, 0, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+#else
+		memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
+#endif
 
 		/* When an interface come up we need to remember the
 		 * MAC address of an interface. Because the same MAC