diff --git a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c
index beb5657..004d5ad 100644
--- a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c
+++ b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c
@@ -132,13 +132,17 @@ int misc_init_r(void)
 {
 	dspwake();
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC_ADDR_IN_SPIFLASH
+#if defined(CONFIG_MAC_ADDR_IN_SPIFLASH) || defined(CONFIG_MAC_ADDR_IN_EEPROM)
+
 	uchar env_enetaddr[6];
 	int enetaddr_found;
+
+	enetaddr_found = eth_getenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", env_enetaddr);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC_ADDR_IN_SPIFLASH
 	int spi_mac_read;
 	uchar buff[6];
 
-	enetaddr_found = eth_getenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", env_enetaddr);
 	spi_mac_read = get_mac_addr(buff);
 
 	/*
@@ -170,6 +174,33 @@ int misc_init_r(void)
 			printf("Default using MAC address from environment\n");
 	}
 #endif
+	uint8_t enetaddr[8];
+	int eeprom_mac_read;
+
+	/* Read Ethernet MAC address from EEPROM */
+	eeprom_mac_read = dvevm_read_mac_address(enetaddr);
+
+	/*
+	 * MAC address not present in the environment
+	 * try and read the MAC address from EEPROM flash
+	 * and set it.
+	 */
+	if (!enetaddr_found) {
+		if (eeprom_mac_read)
+			/* Set Ethernet MAC address from EEPROM */
+			davinci_sync_env_enetaddr(enetaddr);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * MAC address present in environment compare it with
+		 * the MAC address in EEPROM and warn on mismatch
+		 */
+		if (eeprom_mac_read && memcmp(enetaddr, env_enetaddr, 6))
+			printf("Warning: MAC address in EEPROM don't match "
+					"with the MAC address in the environment\n");
+			printf("Default using MAC address from environment\n");
+	}
+
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/boards.cfg b/boards.cfg
index 5610daf..a61422b 100644
--- a/boards.cfg
+++ b/boards.cfg
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ pm9263                       arm         arm926ejs   pm9263              ronetix
 pm9g45                       arm         arm926ejs   pm9g45              ronetix        at91        pm9g45:AT91SAM9G45
 cam_enc_4xx                  arm         arm926ejs   cam_enc_4xx         ait            davinci     cam_enc_4xx
 da830evm                     arm         arm926ejs   da8xxevm            davinci        davinci
-da850_am18xxevm              arm         arm926ejs   da8xxevm            davinci        davinci     da850evm:DA850_AM18X_EVM
+da850_am18xxevm              arm         arm926ejs   da8xxevm            davinci        davinci     da850evm:DA850_AM18X_EVM,MAC_ADDR_IN_EEPROM,SYS_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN=2,SYS_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR=0x50
 da850evm                     arm         arm926ejs   da8xxevm            davinci        davinci     da850evm:MAC_ADDR_IN_SPIFLASH
 davinci_dm355evm             arm         arm926ejs   dm355evm            davinci        davinci
 davinci_dm355leopard         arm         arm926ejs   dm355leopard        davinci        davinci