diff --git a/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network b/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
index 44eb3b4f1..aa91bd9a6 100755
--- a/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
+++ b/target/linux/rockchip/armv8/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ rockchip_setup_macs()
 		lan_mac=$(macaddr_add "$wan_mac" +1)
 		;;
 	friendlyarm,nanopi-r4s)
-		wan_mac=$(get_mac_binary "/sys/bus/i2c/devices/2-0051/eeprom" 0xfa)
+		if [ -f /sys/bus/i2c/devices/2-0051/eeprom ]; then
+			wan_mac=$(get_mac_binary "/sys/bus/i2c/devices/2-0051/eeprom" 0xfa)
+		else
+			wan_mac=$(nanopi_r2s_generate_mac)
+		fi
 		lan_mac=$(macaddr_setbit_la "$wan_mac")
 		;;
 	xunlong,orangepi-r1-plus|\
diff --git a/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.10/007-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch b/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.10/007-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch
index cd6640f94..a5631b632 100644
--- a/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.10/007-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch
+++ b/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.10/007-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch
@@ -8,20 +8,15 @@ stores the MAC address.
 
 Signed-off-by: Tianling Shen <cnsztl@gmail.com>
 ---
- .../boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts    | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
+ .../boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts    | 13 +++++++++++++
+1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
 
 --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts
 +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts
-@@ -68,6 +68,24 @@
+@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ &emmc_phy {
  	status = "disabled";
  };
  
-+&gmac {
-+	nvmem-cells = <&mac_address>;
-+	nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
-+};
-+
 +&i2c2 {
 +	eeprom@51 {
 +		compatible = "microchip,24c02", "atmel,24c02";
diff --git a/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.15/007-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch b/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.15/007-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch
index cd6640f94..a5631b632 100644
--- a/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.15/007-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch
+++ b/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.15/007-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch
@@ -8,20 +8,15 @@ stores the MAC address.
 
 Signed-off-by: Tianling Shen <cnsztl@gmail.com>
 ---
- .../boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts    | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
+ .../boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts    | 13 +++++++++++++
+1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
 
 --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts
 +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts
-@@ -68,6 +68,24 @@
+@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ &emmc_phy {
  	status = "disabled";
  };
  
-+&gmac {
-+	nvmem-cells = <&mac_address>;
-+	nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
-+};
-+
 +&i2c2 {
 +	eeprom@51 {
 +		compatible = "microchip,24c02", "atmel,24c02";
diff --git a/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.4/010-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch b/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.4/010-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch
index cd6640f94..a5631b632 100644
--- a/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.4/010-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch
+++ b/target/linux/rockchip/patches-5.4/010-arm64-dts-rockchip-add-EEPROM-node-for-NanoPi-R4S.patch
@@ -8,20 +8,15 @@ stores the MAC address.
 
 Signed-off-by: Tianling Shen <cnsztl@gmail.com>
 ---
- .../boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts    | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
+ .../boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts    | 13 +++++++++++++
+1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
 
 --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts
 +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-nanopi-r4s.dts
-@@ -68,6 +68,24 @@
+@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ &emmc_phy {
  	status = "disabled";
  };
  
-+&gmac {
-+	nvmem-cells = <&mac_address>;
-+	nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
-+};
-+
 +&i2c2 {
 +	eeprom@51 {
 +		compatible = "microchip,24c02", "atmel,24c02";