diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/base-files/lib/preinit/03_preinit_do_mvebu.sh b/target/linux/mvebu/base-files/lib/preinit/03_preinit_do_mvebu.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..054c9d33a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/base-files/lib/preinit/03_preinit_do_mvebu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+do_mvebu() {
+	. /lib/mvebu.sh
+
+	mvebu_board_detect
+}
+
+boot_hook_add preinit_main do_mvebu
diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/base-files/lib/preinit/06_set_iface_mac b/target/linux/mvebu/base-files/lib/preinit/06_set_iface_mac
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30f1370b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/base-files/lib/preinit/06_set_iface_mac
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 OpenWrt.org
+#
+
+preinit_set_mac_address() {
+	local mac
+
+	. /lib/functions.sh
+	. /lib/mvebu.sh
+
+	case $(mvebu_board_name) in
+	armada-xp-mamba)
+		mac=$(mtd_get_mac_ascii devinfo hw_mac_addr)
+		ifconfig eth0 hw ether $mac 2>/dev/null
+		ifconfig eth1 hw ether $mac 2>/dev/null
+		;;
+	esac
+}
+
+boot_hook_add preinit_main preinit_set_mac_address