diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-common.h b/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-common.h
index 82b7f8f..534876d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-common.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 	int init_state;
 
 	/* device information */
-	u8 mac_address[6];
 	int has_32_hw_pid_filter;
 	flexcop_revision_t rev;
 	flexcop_device_type_t dev_type;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-eeprom.c b/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-eeprom.c
index 4dbedd8..bbcf070 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-eeprom.c
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* TODO how is it handled in USB */
-
 /* JJ's comment about extended == 1: it is not presently used anywhere but was
  * added to the low-level functions for possible support of EUI64
  */
@@ -139,18 +137,16 @@
 	u8 buf[8];
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	memset(fc->mac_address,0,6);
-
 	if ((ret = flexcop_eeprom_lrc_read(fc,0x3f8,buf,8,4)) == 0) {
 		if (extended != 0) {
 			err("TODO: extended (EUI64) MAC addresses aren't completely supported yet");
 			ret = -EINVAL;
-/*			memcpy(fc->mac_address,buf,3);
+/*			memcpy(fc->dvb_adapter.proposed_mac,buf,3);
 			mac[3] = 0xfe;
 			mac[4] = 0xff;
-			memcpy(&fc->mac_address[3],&buf[5],3); */
+			memcpy(&fc->dvb_adapter.proposed_mac[3],&buf[5],3); */
 		} else
-			memcpy(fc->mac_address,buf,6);
+			memcpy(fc->dvb_adapter.proposed_mac,buf,6);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c b/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c
index 98470ce..20db632 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@
 
 static int flexcop_usb_get_mac_addr(struct flexcop_device *fc, int extended)
 {
-	return flexcop_usb_memory_req(fc->bus_specific,B2C2_USB_READ_V8_MEM,V8_MEMORY_PAGE_FLASH,0x1f010,1,fc->mac_address,6);
+	return flexcop_usb_memory_req(fc->bus_specific,B2C2_USB_READ_V8_MEM,
+			V8_MEMORY_PAGE_FLASH,0x1f010,1,fc->dvb_adapter.proposed_mac,6);
 }
 
 #if 0
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop.c b/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop.c
index 1998267..ad59087 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/flexcop.c
@@ -233,16 +233,18 @@
 
 	flexcop_smc_ctrl(fc, 0);
 
+	if ((ret = flexcop_dvb_init(fc)))
+		goto error;
+
+	/* do the MAC address reading after initializing the dvb_adapter */
 	if (fc->get_mac_addr(fc, 0) == 0) {
-		u8 *b = fc->mac_address;
+		u8 *b = fc->dvb_adapter.proposed_mac;
 		info("MAC address = %02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x", b[0],b[1],b[2],b[3],b[4],b[5]);
-		flexcop_set_mac_filter(fc,fc->mac_address);
+		flexcop_set_mac_filter(fc,b);
 		flexcop_mac_filter_ctrl(fc,1);
 	} else
 		warn("reading of MAC address failed.\n");
 
-	if ((ret = flexcop_dvb_init(fc)))
-		goto error;
 
 	if ((ret = flexcop_i2c_init(fc)))
 		goto error;