diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp-ele.c b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp-ele.c
index 1356ec93bfd0..66e468af0f2f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp-ele.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp-ele.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>	/* ETH_ALEN */
 
 enum fuse_type {
 	FUSE_FSB = 1,
@@ -114,9 +115,11 @@ static int imx_ocotp_cell_pp(void *context, const char *id, int index,
 	int i;
 
 	/* Deal with some post processing of nvmem cell data */
-	if (id && !strcmp(id, "mac-address"))
+	if (id && !strcmp(id, "mac-address")) {
+		bytes = min(bytes, ETH_ALEN);
 		for (i = 0; i < bytes / 2; i++)
 			swap(buf[i], buf[bytes - i - 1]);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c
index 79dd4fda0329..7bf7656d4f96 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/imx-ocotp.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/if_ether.h>	/* ETH_ALEN */
 
 #define IMX_OCOTP_OFFSET_B0W0		0x400 /* Offset from base address of the
 					       * OTP Bank0 Word0
@@ -227,9 +228,11 @@ static int imx_ocotp_cell_pp(void *context, const char *id, int index,
 	int i;
 
 	/* Deal with some post processing of nvmem cell data */
-	if (id && !strcmp(id, "mac-address"))
+	if (id && !strcmp(id, "mac-address")) {
+		bytes = min(bytes, ETH_ALEN);
 		for (i = 0; i < bytes / 2; i++)
 			swap(buf[i], buf[bytes - i - 1]);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }