diff --git a/board/xilinx/common/board.c b/board/xilinx/common/board.c
index bbfe84b8d0..99fdbac639 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/common/board.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/common/board.c
@@ -476,9 +476,6 @@ int board_late_init_xilinx(void)
 				continue;
 
 			for (i = 0; i < EEPROM_HDR_NO_OF_MAC_ADDR; i++) {
-				if (!desc->mac_addr[i])
-					break;
-
 				if (is_valid_ethaddr((const u8 *)desc->mac_addr[i]))
 					ret |= eth_env_set_enetaddr_by_index("eth",
 							macid++, desc->mac_addr[i]);