diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Kconfig
index 08d2be2..66f1c95 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Kconfig
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ config MACH_KUROBOX_PRO
 
 config MACH_DNS323
 	bool "D-Link DNS-323"
+	select GENERIC_NET_UTILS
 	select I2C_BOARDINFO
 	help
 	  Say 'Y' here if you want your kernel to support the
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ config MACH_DNS323
 
 config MACH_TS209
 	bool "QNAP TS-109/TS-209"
+	select GENERIC_NET_UTILS
 	help
 	  Say 'Y' here if you want your kernel to support the
 	  QNAP TS-109/TS-209 platform.
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ config MACH_LINKSTATION_LS_HGL
 
 config MACH_TS409
 	bool "QNAP TS-409"
+	select GENERIC_NET_UTILS
 	help
 	  Say 'Y' here if you want your kernel to support the
 	  QNAP TS-409 platform.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c
index f267e58..bc279a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c
@@ -173,42 +173,10 @@ static struct mv643xx_eth_platform_data dns323_eth_data = {
 	.phy_addr = MV643XX_ETH_PHY_ADDR(8),
 };
 
-/* dns323_parse_hex_*() taken from tsx09-common.c; should a common copy of these
- * functions be kept somewhere?
- */
-static int __init dns323_parse_hex_nibble(char n)
-{
-	if (n >= '0' && n <= '9')
-		return n - '0';
-
-	if (n >= 'A' && n <= 'F')
-		return n - 'A' + 10;
-
-	if (n >= 'a' && n <= 'f')
-		return n - 'a' + 10;
-
-	return -1;
-}
-
-static int __init dns323_parse_hex_byte(const char *b)
-{
-	int hi;
-	int lo;
-
-	hi = dns323_parse_hex_nibble(b[0]);
-	lo = dns323_parse_hex_nibble(b[1]);
-
-	if (hi < 0 || lo < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	return (hi << 4) | lo;
-}
-
 static int __init dns323_read_mac_addr(void)
 {
 	u_int8_t addr[6];
-	int i;
-	char *mac_page;
+	void __iomem *mac_page;
 
 	/* MAC address is stored as a regular ol' string in /dev/mtdblock4
 	 * (0x007d0000-0x00800000) starting at offset 196480 (0x2ff80).
@@ -217,23 +185,8 @@ static int __init dns323_read_mac_addr(void)
 	if (!mac_page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/* Sanity check the string we're looking at */
-	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-		if (*(mac_page + (i * 3) + 2) != ':') {
-			goto error_fail;
-		}
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)	{
-		int byte;
-
-		byte = dns323_parse_hex_byte(mac_page + (i * 3));
-		if (byte < 0) {
-			goto error_fail;
-		}
-
-		addr[i] = byte;
-	}
+	if (!mac_pton((__force const char *) mac_page, addr))
+		goto error_fail;
 
 	iounmap(mac_page);
 	printk("DNS-323: Found ethernet MAC address: %pM\n", addr);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/tsx09-common.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/tsx09-common.c
index 24b2959..d42e006 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/tsx09-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/tsx09-common.c
@@ -53,53 +53,12 @@ struct mv643xx_eth_platform_data qnap_tsx09_eth_data = {
 	.phy_addr	= MV643XX_ETH_PHY_ADDR(8),
 };
 
-static int __init qnap_tsx09_parse_hex_nibble(char n)
-{
-	if (n >= '0' && n <= '9')
-		return n - '0';
-
-	if (n >= 'A' && n <= 'F')
-		return n - 'A' + 10;
-
-	if (n >= 'a' && n <= 'f')
-		return n - 'a' + 10;
-
-	return -1;
-}
-
-static int __init qnap_tsx09_parse_hex_byte(const char *b)
-{
-	int hi;
-	int lo;
-
-	hi = qnap_tsx09_parse_hex_nibble(b[0]);
-	lo = qnap_tsx09_parse_hex_nibble(b[1]);
-
-	if (hi < 0 || lo < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	return (hi << 4) | lo;
-}
-
 static int __init qnap_tsx09_check_mac_addr(const char *addr_str)
 {
 	u_int8_t addr[6];
-	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-		int byte;
-
-		/*
-		 * Enforce "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx\n" format.
-		 */
-		if (addr_str[(i * 3) + 2] != ((i < 5) ? ':' : '\n'))
-			return -1;
-
-		byte = qnap_tsx09_parse_hex_byte(addr_str + (i * 3));
-		if (byte < 0)
-			return -1;
-		addr[i] = byte;
-	}
+	if (!mac_pton(addr_str, addr))
+		return -1;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "tsx09: found ethernet mac address %pM\n", addr);
 
@@ -118,12 +77,12 @@ void __init qnap_tsx09_find_mac_addr(u32 mem_base, u32 size)
 	unsigned long addr;
 
 	for (addr = mem_base; addr < (mem_base + size); addr += 1024) {
-		char *nor_page;
+		void __iomem *nor_page;
 		int ret = 0;
 
 		nor_page = ioremap(addr, 1024);
 		if (nor_page != NULL) {
-			ret = qnap_tsx09_check_mac_addr(nor_page);
+			ret = qnap_tsx09_check_mac_addr((__force const char *)nor_page);
 			iounmap(nor_page);
 		}
 
