diff --git a/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c b/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c
index 3d82167c9c..a7d11babc5 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c
@@ -1077,16 +1077,112 @@ write_hostname_setting(NMConnection *connection, shvarFile *ifcfg)
     svSetValueInt64_cond(ifcfg, "HOSTNAME_ONLY_FROM_DEFAULT", t != NM_TERNARY_DEFAULT, t);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-write_wired_setting(NMConnection *connection, shvarFile *ifcfg, GError **error)
+static void
+write_wired_setting_impl(NMSettingWired *s_wired, shvarFile *ifcfg, gboolean is_virtual)
 {
-    NMSettingWired *   s_wired;
     const char *const *s390_subchannels;
     guint32            mtu;
     guint32            num_opts;
     guint32            i;
     const char *const *macaddr_blacklist;
 
+    svSetValue(ifcfg,
+               "HWADDR",
+               nm_setting_wired_get_mac_address(s_wired) ?: (is_virtual ? "" : NULL));
+
+    svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "MACADDR", nm_setting_wired_get_cloned_mac_address(s_wired));
+
+    svSetValueStr(ifcfg,
+                  "GENERATE_MAC_ADDRESS_MASK",
+                  nm_setting_wired_get_generate_mac_address_mask(s_wired));
+
+    if (!is_virtual) {
+        macaddr_blacklist = nm_setting_wired_get_mac_address_blacklist(s_wired);
+        if (macaddr_blacklist[0]) {
+            gs_free char *blacklist_str = NULL;
+
+            blacklist_str = g_strjoinv(" ", (char **) macaddr_blacklist);
+            svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "HWADDR_BLACKLIST", blacklist_str);
+        }
+    }
+
+    mtu = nm_setting_wired_get_mtu(s_wired);
+    svSetValueInt64_cond(ifcfg, "MTU", mtu != 0, mtu);
+
+    if (!is_virtual) {
+        s390_subchannels = nm_setting_wired_get_s390_subchannels(s_wired);
+
+        {
+            gs_free char *tmp = NULL;
+            gsize         len = NM_PTRARRAY_LEN(s390_subchannels);
+
+            if (len == 2) {
+                tmp = g_strdup_printf("%s,%s", s390_subchannels[0], s390_subchannels[1]);
+            } else if (len == 3) {
+                tmp = g_strdup_printf("%s,%s,%s",
+                                      s390_subchannels[0],
+                                      s390_subchannels[1],
+                                      s390_subchannels[2]);
+            }
+
+            svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "SUBCHANNELS", tmp);
+        }
+
+        svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "NETTYPE", nm_setting_wired_get_s390_nettype(s_wired));
+
+        svSetValueStr(ifcfg,
+                      "PORTNAME",
+                      nm_setting_wired_get_s390_option_by_key(s_wired, "portname"));
+
+        svSetValueStr(ifcfg,
+                      "CTCPROT",
+                      nm_setting_wired_get_s390_option_by_key(s_wired, "ctcprot"));
+
+        num_opts = nm_setting_wired_get_num_s390_options(s_wired);
+        if (s390_subchannels && num_opts) {
+            nm_auto_free_gstring GString *tmp = NULL;
+
+            for (i = 0; i < num_opts; i++) {
+                const char *s390_key, *s390_val;
+
+                nm_setting_wired_get_s390_option(s_wired, i, &s390_key, &s390_val);
+
+                /* portname is handled separately */
+                if (NM_IN_STRSET(s390_key, "portname", "ctcprot"))
+                    continue;
+
+                if (strchr(s390_key, '=')) {
+                    /* this key cannot be expressed. But after all, it's not valid anyway
+                 * and the connection shouldn't even verify. */
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (!tmp)
+                    tmp = g_string_sized_new(30);
+                else
+                    g_string_append_c(tmp, ' ');
+                nm_utils_escaped_tokens_escape_gstr(s390_key, NM_ASCII_SPACES, tmp);
+                g_string_append_c(tmp, '=');
+                nm_utils_escaped_tokens_escape_gstr(s390_val, NM_ASCII_SPACES, tmp);
+            }
+            if (tmp)
+                svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "OPTIONS", tmp->str);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!is_virtual)
+        svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "TYPE", TYPE_ETHERNET);
+
+    svSetValueTernary(ifcfg,
+                      "ACCEPT_ALL_MAC_ADDRESSES",
+                      nm_setting_wired_get_accept_all_mac_addresses(s_wired));
+}
+
+static gboolean
+write_wired_setting(NMConnection *connection, shvarFile *ifcfg, GError **error)
+{
+    NMSettingWired *s_wired;
+
     s_wired = nm_connection_get_setting_wired(connection);
     if (!s_wired) {
         g_set_error(error,
@@ -1097,86 +1193,7 @@ write_wired_setting(NMConnection *connection, shvarFile *ifcfg, GError **error)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-    svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "HWADDR", nm_setting_wired_get_mac_address(s_wired));
-
-    svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "MACADDR", nm_setting_wired_get_cloned_mac_address(s_wired));
-
-    svSetValueStr(ifcfg,
-                  "GENERATE_MAC_ADDRESS_MASK",
-                  nm_setting_wired_get_generate_mac_address_mask(s_wired));
-
-    macaddr_blacklist = nm_setting_wired_get_mac_address_blacklist(s_wired);
-    if (macaddr_blacklist[0]) {
-        gs_free char *blacklist_str = NULL;
-
-        blacklist_str = g_strjoinv(" ", (char **) macaddr_blacklist);
-        svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "HWADDR_BLACKLIST", blacklist_str);
-    }
-
-    mtu = nm_setting_wired_get_mtu(s_wired);
-    svSetValueInt64_cond(ifcfg, "MTU", mtu != 0, mtu);
-
-    s390_subchannels = nm_setting_wired_get_s390_subchannels(s_wired);
-
-    {
-        gs_free char *tmp = NULL;
-        gsize         len = NM_PTRARRAY_LEN(s390_subchannels);
-
-        if (len == 2) {
-            tmp = g_strdup_printf("%s,%s", s390_subchannels[0], s390_subchannels[1]);
-        } else if (len == 3) {
-            tmp = g_strdup_printf("%s,%s,%s",
-                                  s390_subchannels[0],
-                                  s390_subchannels[1],
-                                  s390_subchannels[2]);
-        }
-
-        svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "SUBCHANNELS", tmp);
-    }
-
-    svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "NETTYPE", nm_setting_wired_get_s390_nettype(s_wired));
-
-    svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "PORTNAME", nm_setting_wired_get_s390_option_by_key(s_wired, "portname"));
-
-    svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "CTCPROT", nm_setting_wired_get_s390_option_by_key(s_wired, "ctcprot"));
-
-    num_opts = nm_setting_wired_get_num_s390_options(s_wired);
-    if (s390_subchannels && num_opts) {
-        nm_auto_free_gstring GString *tmp = NULL;
-
-        for (i = 0; i < num_opts; i++) {
-            const char *s390_key, *s390_val;
-
-            nm_setting_wired_get_s390_option(s_wired, i, &s390_key, &s390_val);
-
-            /* portname is handled separately */
-            if (NM_IN_STRSET(s390_key, "portname", "ctcprot"))
-                continue;
-
-            if (strchr(s390_key, '=')) {
-                /* this key cannot be expressed. But after all, it's not valid anyway
-                 * and the connection shouldn't even verify. */
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (!tmp)
-                tmp = g_string_sized_new(30);
-            else
-                g_string_append_c(tmp, ' ');
-            nm_utils_escaped_tokens_escape_gstr(s390_key, NM_ASCII_SPACES, tmp);
-            g_string_append_c(tmp, '=');
-            nm_utils_escaped_tokens_escape_gstr(s390_val, NM_ASCII_SPACES, tmp);
-        }
-        if (tmp)
-            svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "OPTIONS", tmp->str);
-    }
-
-    svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "TYPE", TYPE_ETHERNET);
-
-    svSetValueTernary(ifcfg,
-                      "ACCEPT_ALL_MAC_ADDRESSES",
-                      nm_setting_wired_get_accept_all_mac_addresses(s_wired));
-
+    write_wired_setting_impl(s_wired, ifcfg, FALSE);
     return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -1184,30 +1201,12 @@ static gboolean
 write_wired_for_virtual(NMConnection *connection, shvarFile *ifcfg)
 {
     NMSettingWired *s_wired;
-    const char *    device_mac;
-    const char *    cloned_mac;
-    guint32         mtu;
 
     s_wired = nm_connection_get_setting_wired(connection);
     if (!s_wired)
         return FALSE;
 
-    device_mac = nm_setting_wired_get_mac_address(s_wired);
-    svSetValue(ifcfg, "HWADDR", device_mac ?: "");
-
-    cloned_mac = nm_setting_wired_get_cloned_mac_address(s_wired);
-    svSetValueStr(ifcfg, "MACADDR", cloned_mac);
-
-    svSetValueStr(ifcfg,
-                  "GENERATE_MAC_ADDRESS_MASK",
-                  nm_setting_wired_get_generate_mac_address_mask(s_wired));
-
-    svSetValueTernary(ifcfg,
-                      "ACCEPT_ALL_MAC_ADDRESSES",
-                      nm_setting_wired_get_accept_all_mac_addresses(s_wired));
-
-    mtu = nm_setting_wired_get_mtu(s_wired);
-    svSetValueInt64_cond(ifcfg, "MTU", mtu != 0, mtu);
+    write_wired_setting_impl(s_wired, ifcfg, TRUE);
     return TRUE;
 }