diff --git a/drivers/w5100/w5100.c b/drivers/w5100/w5100.c
index d5c2b4bd59a1..50be84546029 100644
--- a/drivers/w5100/w5100.c
+++ b/drivers/w5100/w5100.c
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "log.h"
-#include "luid.h"
 #include "assert.h"
 
+#include "net/eui_provider.h"
 #include "net/ethernet.h"
 #include "net/netdev/eth.h"
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int init(netdev_t *netdev)
 {
     w5100_t *dev = (w5100_t *)netdev;
     uint8_t tmp;
-    uint8_t hwaddr[ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN];
+    eui48_t hwaddr;
 
     /* get access to the SPI bus for the duration of this function */
     spi_acquire(dev->p.spi, dev->p.cs, SPI_CONF, dev->p.clk);
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@ static int init(netdev_t *netdev)
     while (rreg(dev, REG_MODE) & MODE_RESET) {}
 
     /* initialize the device, start with writing the MAC address */
-    luid_get(hwaddr, ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN);
-    hwaddr[0] &= ~0x03;         /* no group address and not globally unique */
-    wchunk(dev, REG_SHAR0, hwaddr, ETHERNET_ADDR_LEN);
+    netdev_eui48_get(netdev, &hwaddr);
+    wchunk(dev, REG_SHAR0, hwaddr.uint8, sizeof(hwaddr));
 
     /* configure all memory to be used by socket 0 */
     wreg(dev, REG_RMSR, RMSR_8KB_TO_S0);