diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index c424aa3194..64b0065e8d 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -12177,7 +12177,7 @@ spec_match_list (NMDevice *self, const GSList *specs)
 		}
 	}
 
-	hw_addr_perm = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address (self, FALSE);
+	hw_addr_perm = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address (self, TRUE);
 	if (hw_addr_perm) {
 		m = nm_match_spec_hwaddr (specs, hw_addr_perm);
 		matched = MAX (matched, m);
diff --git a/src/nm-config.c b/src/nm-config.c
index 535d6ea7d5..cfd9785dbd 100644
--- a/src/nm-config.c
+++ b/src/nm-config.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ nm_config_set_no_auto_default_for_device (NMConfig *self, NMDevice *device)
 
 	priv = NM_CONFIG_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
-	hw_address = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address (device, FALSE);
+	hw_address = nm_device_get_permanent_hw_address (device, TRUE);
 	if (!hw_address)
 		return;