diff --git a/sys/net/ethernet.h b/sys/net/ethernet.h
index fa75c1df67e1..d331cb76a558 100644
--- a/sys/net/ethernet.h
+++ b/sys/net/ethernet.h
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ void	ether_vlan_mtap(struct bpf_if *, struct mbuf *,
 struct mbuf  *ether_vlanencap(struct mbuf *, uint16_t);
 bool	ether_8021q_frame(struct mbuf **mp, struct ifnet *ife, struct ifnet *p,
 	    uint16_t vid, uint8_t pcp);
+void	ether_fakeaddr(struct ether_addr *hwaddr);
 
 #ifdef _SYS_EVENTHANDLER_H_
 /* new ethernet interface attached event */
diff --git a/sys/net/if_bridge.c b/sys/net/if_bridge.c
index 63c5d9e15014..9a4df11a5e02 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_bridge.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_bridge.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct bridge_softc {
 	struct bstp_state	sc_stp;		/* STP state */
 	uint32_t		sc_brtexceeded;	/* # of cache drops */
 	struct ifnet		*sc_ifaddr;	/* member mac copied from */
-	u_char			sc_defaddr[6];	/* Default MAC address */
+	struct ether_addr	sc_defaddr;	/* Default MAC address */
 };
 
 VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(struct mtx, bridge_list_mtx);
@@ -670,16 +670,14 @@ bridge_clone_create(struct if_clone *ifc, int unit, caddr_t params)
 	getcredhostid(curthread->td_ucred, &hostid);
 	do {
 		if (fb || hostid == 0) {
-			arc4rand(sc->sc_defaddr, ETHER_ADDR_LEN, 1);
-			sc->sc_defaddr[0] &= ~1;/* clear multicast bit */
-			sc->sc_defaddr[0] |= 2;	/* set the LAA bit */
+			ether_fakeaddr(&sc->sc_defaddr);
 		} else {
-			sc->sc_defaddr[0] = 0x2;
-			sc->sc_defaddr[1] = (hostid >> 24) & 0xff;
-			sc->sc_defaddr[2] = (hostid >> 16) & 0xff;
-			sc->sc_defaddr[3] = (hostid >> 8 ) & 0xff;
-			sc->sc_defaddr[4] =  hostid        & 0xff;
-			sc->sc_defaddr[5] = ifp->if_dunit & 0xff;
+			sc->sc_defaddr.octet[0] = 0x2;
+			sc->sc_defaddr.octet[1] = (hostid >> 24) & 0xff;
+			sc->sc_defaddr.octet[2] = (hostid >> 16) & 0xff;
+			sc->sc_defaddr.octet[3] = (hostid >> 8 ) & 0xff;
+			sc->sc_defaddr.octet[4] =  hostid        & 0xff;
+			sc->sc_defaddr.octet[5] = ifp->if_dunit & 0xff;
 		}
 
 		fb = 1;
@@ -687,7 +685,7 @@ bridge_clone_create(struct if_clone *ifc, int unit, caddr_t params)
 		BRIDGE_LIST_LOCK();
 		LIST_FOREACH(sc2, &V_bridge_list, sc_list) {
 			bifp = sc2->sc_ifp;
-			if (memcmp(sc->sc_defaddr,
+			if (memcmp(sc->sc_defaddr.octet,
 			    IF_LLADDR(bifp), ETHER_ADDR_LEN) == 0) {
 				retry = 1;
 				break;
@@ -697,7 +695,7 @@ bridge_clone_create(struct if_clone *ifc, int unit, caddr_t params)
 	} while (retry == 1);
 
 	bstp_attach(&sc->sc_stp, &bridge_ops);
-	ether_ifattach(ifp, sc->sc_defaddr);
+	ether_ifattach(ifp, sc->sc_defaddr.octet);
 	/* Now undo some of the damage... */
 	ifp->if_baudrate = 0;
 	ifp->if_type = IFT_BRIDGE;
@@ -1018,7 +1016,7 @@ bridge_delete_member(struct bridge_softc *sc, struct bridge_iflist *bif,
 	 */
 	if (V_bridge_inherit_mac && sc->sc_ifaddr == ifs) {
 		if (LIST_EMPTY(&sc->sc_iflist)) {
-			bcopy(sc->sc_defaddr,
+			bcopy(&sc->sc_defaddr,
 			    IF_LLADDR(sc->sc_ifp), ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
 			sc->sc_ifaddr = NULL;
 		} else {
@@ -1189,7 +1187,7 @@ bridge_ioctl_add(struct bridge_softc *sc, void *arg)
 	 * the default randomly generated one.
 	 */
 	if (V_bridge_inherit_mac && LIST_EMPTY(&sc->sc_iflist) &&
-	    !memcmp(IF_LLADDR(sc->sc_ifp), sc->sc_defaddr, ETHER_ADDR_LEN)) {
+	    !memcmp(IF_LLADDR(sc->sc_ifp), sc->sc_defaddr.octet, ETHER_ADDR_LEN)) {
 		bcopy(IF_LLADDR(ifs), IF_LLADDR(sc->sc_ifp), ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
 		sc->sc_ifaddr = ifs;
 		EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE(iflladdr_event, sc->sc_ifp);
diff --git a/sys/net/if_ethersubr.c b/sys/net/if_ethersubr.c
index e32b99ba94ca..e8f364396fcb 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_ethersubr.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_ethersubr.c
@@ -1401,5 +1401,19 @@ ether_8021q_frame(struct mbuf **mp, struct ifnet *ife, struct ifnet *p,
 	return (true);
 }
 
+void
+ether_fakeaddr(struct ether_addr *hwaddr)
+{
+
+	/*
+	 * Generate a non-multicast, locally administered address.
+	 *
+	 * BMV: Should we use the FreeBSD OUI range instead?
+	 */
+	arc4rand(hwaddr->octet, ETHER_ADDR_LEN, 1);
+	hwaddr->octet[0] &= ~1;
+	hwaddr->octet[0] |= 2;
+}
+
 DECLARE_MODULE(ether, ether_mod, SI_SUB_INIT_IF, SI_ORDER_ANY);
 MODULE_VERSION(ether, 1);
diff --git a/sys/net/if_vxlan.c b/sys/net/if_vxlan.c
index 1dd530272ba1..19b2f6dbe7ed 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_vxlan.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_vxlan.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct vxlan_softc {
 	struct sysctl_oid		*vxl_sysctl_node;
 	struct sysctl_ctx_list		 vxl_sysctl_ctx;
 	struct callout			 vxl_callout;
-	uint8_t				 vxl_hwaddr[ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
+	struct ether_addr		 vxl_hwaddr;
 	int				 vxl_mc_ifindex;
 	struct ifnet			*vxl_mc_ifp;
 	struct ifmedia 			 vxl_media;
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static int	vxlan_clone_create(struct if_clone *, int, caddr_t);
 static void	vxlan_clone_destroy(struct ifnet *);
 
 static uint32_t vxlan_mac_hash(struct vxlan_softc *, const uint8_t *);
-static void	vxlan_fakeaddr(struct vxlan_softc *);
 static int	vxlan_media_change(struct ifnet *);
 static void	vxlan_media_status(struct ifnet *, struct ifmediareq *);
 
@@ -2755,8 +2754,8 @@ vxlan_clone_create(struct if_clone *ifc, int unit, caddr_t params)
 	ifmedia_add(&sc->vxl_media, IFM_ETHER | IFM_AUTO, 0, NULL);
 	ifmedia_set(&sc->vxl_media, IFM_ETHER | IFM_AUTO);
 
-	vxlan_fakeaddr(sc);
-	ether_ifattach(ifp, sc->vxl_hwaddr);
+	ether_fakeaddr(&sc->vxl_hwaddr);
+	ether_ifattach(ifp, sc->vxl_hwaddr.octet);
 
 	ifp->if_baudrate = 0;
 	ifp->if_hdrlen = 0;
@@ -2827,20 +2826,6 @@ do {									\
 	return (c);
 }
 
-static void
-vxlan_fakeaddr(struct vxlan_softc *sc)
-{
-
-	/*
-	 * Generate a non-multicast, locally administered address.
-	 *
-	 * BMV: Should we use the FreeBSD OUI range instead?
-	 */
-	arc4rand(sc->vxl_hwaddr, ETHER_ADDR_LEN, 1);
-	sc->vxl_hwaddr[0] &= ~1;
-	sc->vxl_hwaddr[0] |= 2;
-}
-
 static int
 vxlan_media_change(struct ifnet *ifp)
 {