diff --git a/osdep_service.c b/osdep_service.c
index de76d75..c9245f1 100644
--- a/osdep_service.c
+++ b/osdep_service.c
@@ -1367,7 +1367,11 @@ int rtw_change_ifname(_adapter *padapter, const char *ifname)
 
 	rtw_init_netdev_name(pnetdev, ifname);
 
-	memcpy((void *)pnetdev->dev_addr, adapter_mac_addr(padapter), ETH_ALEN);
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
+	memcpy(pnetdev->dev_addr, adapter_mac_addr(padapter), ETH_ALEN);
+#else
+	dev_addr_set(pnetdev, adapter_mac_addr(padapter));
+#endif
 
 	if (rtnl_lock_needed)
 		ret = register_netdev(pnetdev);