diff --git a/board/atmel/common/mac_eeprom.c b/board/atmel/common/mac_eeprom.c
index 2205dd3..a723ba7 100644
--- a/board/atmel/common/mac_eeprom.c
+++ b/board/atmel/common/mac_eeprom.c
@@ -36,3 +36,36 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/* this function will set eth1addr from a second eeprom, if available */
+int at91_set_eth1addr(int offset)
+{
+	const int ETH_ADDR_LEN = 6;
+	unsigned char ethaddr[ETH_ADDR_LEN];
+	/* configure eth1addr for second interface */
+	const char *ETHADDR_NAME = "eth1addr";
+	struct udevice *dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (env_get(ETHADDR_NAME))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* first eeprom is retrieved, this is for the first interface */
+	ret = uclass_first_device_err(UCLASS_I2C_EEPROM, &dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* attempt to obtain a second eeprom device */
+	ret = uclass_next_device(&dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = i2c_eeprom_read(dev, offset, ethaddr, 6);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (is_valid_ethaddr(ethaddr))
+		eth_env_set_enetaddr(ETHADDR_NAME, ethaddr);
+
+	return 0;
+}