diff --git a/target/linux/gemini/base-files/lib/preinit/05_set_ether_mac_gemini b/target/linux/gemini/base-files/lib/preinit/05_set_ether_mac_gemini
index 1ce5c8067e..fed76a3e22 100644
--- a/target/linux/gemini/base-files/lib/preinit/05_set_ether_mac_gemini
+++ b/target/linux/gemini/base-files/lib/preinit/05_set_ether_mac_gemini
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-set_ether_mac() {
-	# Most devices have a standard "VCTL" partition
-	CONFIG_PARTITION="$(grep "VCTL" /proc/mtd | cut -d: -f1)"
-	if [ ! -z $CONFIG_PARTITION ] ; then
-		MAC1="$(strings /dev/$CONFIG_PARTITION |grep MAC|cut -d: -f2|cut -c3-14|sed -e 's,\(..\),:\1,g' -e 's,^:,,')"
-		MAC2="$(strings /dev/$CONFIG_PARTITION |grep MAC|cut -d: -f8|cut -c3-14|sed -e 's,\(..\),:\1,g' -e 's,^:,,')"
+. /lib/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions/system.sh
 
-		ifconfig eth0 hw ether $MAC1 2>/dev/null
-		ifconfig eth1 hw ether $MAC2 2>/dev/null
+set_ether_mac() {
+	local part
+	local DEVID
+	local MAC1
+	local MAC2
+
+	# Most devices have a standard "VCTL" partition
+	part="$(find_mtd_part VCTL)"
+	if [ -n "$part" ]; then
+		MAC1="$(strings $part |grep MAC|cut -d: -f2|cut -c3-14|sed -e 's,\(..\),:\1,g' -e 's,^:,,')"
+		MAC2="$(strings $part |grep MAC|cut -d: -f8|cut -c3-14|sed -e 's,\(..\),:\1,g' -e 's,^:,,')"
+
+		ip link set eth0 address "$MAC1" 2>/dev/null
+		ip link set eth1 address "$MAC2" 2>/dev/null
 		return 0
 	fi
 
 	# The DNS-313 has a special field in its RedBoot
 	# binary that we need to check
-	CONFIG_PARTITION="$(grep "RedBoot" /proc/mtd | cut -d: -f1)"
-	if [ ! -z $CONFIG_PARTITION ] ; then
-		DEVID="$(dd if=/dev/mtdblock0 bs=1 skip=119508 count=7 2>/dev/null)"
-		if [ "x$DEVID" = "xdns-313" ] ; then
-			MAC1="$(dd if=/dev/mtdblock0 bs=1 skip=119540 count=6 2>/dev/null | hexdump -n6 -e '/1 ":%02X"' | sed s/^://g)"
-			ifconfig eth0 hw ether $MAC1 2>/dev/null
+	part="$(find_mtd_part RedBoot)"
+	if [ -n "$part" ]; then
+		DEVID="$(dd if=$part bs=1 skip=119508 count=7 2>/dev/null)"
+		if [ "$DEVID" = "dns-313" ]; then
+			MAC1="$(mtd_get_mac_binary RedBoot 119540)"
+			ip link set eth0 address "$MAC1" 2>/dev/null
 			return 0
 		fi
 	fi