diff --git a/src/drivers/net/Kconfig b/src/drivers/net/Kconfig
index e9c6e71ae4..274a591444 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/src/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -3,3 +3,13 @@ config REALTEK_8168_RESET
 	help
 	  This forces a realtek 10ec:8168 card to reset to ensure power state
 	  is correct at boot.
+
+config REALTEK_8168_MACADDRESS
+	string "Realtek rt8168 mac address"
+	depends on REALTEK_8168_RESET
+	default "00:e0:4c:00:c0:b0"
+	help
+	  This is a string to set the mac address on a Realtek rt8168 card.
+	  It must be in the form  of "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx", where x is a
+	  hexadecimal number for it to be valid. Failing to do so will
+	  result in the default macaddress being used.
diff --git a/src/drivers/net/Makefile.inc b/src/drivers/net/Makefile.inc
index e435d483e7..20dbe50fb1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/drivers/net/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 romstage-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K) += ne2k.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K) += ne2k.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_REALTEK_8168_RESET) += r8168.c
+
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_REALTEK_8168_MACADDRESS),"")
+$(obj)/rt8168-macaddress: $(DOTCONFIG)
+		echo "    Creating a file holding the rt8168 macaddress"
+		printf %s $(CONFIG_REALTEK_8168_MACADDRESS) > $@
+
+cbfs-files-$(CONFIG_REALTEK_8168_RESET) += rt8168-macaddress
+rt8168-macaddress-file := $(obj)/rt8168-macaddress
+rt8168-macaddress-type := raw
+endif
diff --git a/src/drivers/net/r8168.c b/src/drivers/net/r8168.c
index 90171d5433..61c36e9149 100644
--- a/src/drivers/net/r8168.c
+++ b/src/drivers/net/r8168.c
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ static void program_mac_address(struct device *dev, u16 io_base)
 	int i = 0;
 	u8 mac[6] = { 0x00, 0xe0, 0x4c, 0x00, 0xc0, 0xb0 };
 
-	if (!cbfs_boot_locate(&fh, "macaddress", &matchraw)) {
+	if (!cbfs_boot_locate(&fh, "rt8168-macaddress", &matchraw)) {
 		if (rdev_readat(&fh.data, macstrbuf, 0, MACLEN) == MACLEN)
 			get_mac_address(mac, macstrbuf);
 		else
 			printk(BIOS_ERR, "r8168: Error reading MAC from CBFS\n");
 	} else {
-		printk(BIOS_ERR, "r8168: 'macaddress' not found in CBFS, "
-				 "using default 00:e0:4c:00:c0:b0\n");
+		printk(BIOS_ERR, "r8168: 'rt8168-macaddress' not found in CBFS,"
+				 " using default 00:e0:4c:00:c0:b0\n");
 	}
 
 	/* Reset NIC */