diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
index 7224d368b2a7..5d31519a6c67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/3c359.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ static int xl_open_hw(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (xl_priv->xl_laa[0]) {  /* If using a LAA address */
 		for (i=10;i<16;i++) { 
 			writel( (MEM_BYTE_WRITE | 0xD0000 | xl_priv->srb) + i, xl_mmio + MMIO_MAC_ACCESS_CMD) ; 
-			writeb(xl_priv->xl_laa[i],xl_mmio + MMIO_MACDATA) ; 
+			writeb(xl_priv->xl_laa[i-10],xl_mmio + MMIO_MACDATA) ;
 		}
 		memcpy(dev->dev_addr,xl_priv->xl_laa,dev->addr_len) ; 
 	} else { /* Regular hardware address */