diff --git a/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c b/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c
index 2f17e97..4c20450 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/zynq/board.c
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+int zynq_board_read_rom_ethaddr(unsigned char *ethaddr)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM_EEPROM_ADDR) && \
+    defined(CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM_I2C_MAC_OFFSET)
+	if (eeprom_read(CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM_EEPROM_ADDR,
+			CONFIG_ZYNQ_GEM_I2C_MAC_OFFSET,
+			ethaddr, 6))
+		printf("I2C EEPROM MAC address read failed\n");
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	int node;