diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
index 825d51ed06..14abbae7c8 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/reader.c
@@ -3358,7 +3358,7 @@ make_wireless_setting (shvarFile *ifcfg,
 	NMSettingWireless *s_wireless;
 	char *value = NULL;
 	gint64 chan = 0;
-	NMSettingMacRandomization mac_randomization = NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_NEVER;
+	NMSettingMacRandomization mac_randomization;
 	NMSettingWirelessPowersave powersave = NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_POWERSAVE_DEFAULT;
 
 	s_wireless = NM_SETTING_WIRELESS (nm_setting_wireless_new ());
@@ -3580,7 +3580,7 @@ make_wireless_setting (shvarFile *ifcfg,
 		}
 		g_free (value);
 	} else
-		mac_randomization = NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_NEVER;
+		mac_randomization = NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_DEFAULT;
 
 	g_object_set (s_wireless,
 	              NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION,
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
index 9ed48bebe0..ec36ad2d6d 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
@@ -8951,7 +8951,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	nmtst_add_test_func (TPATH "wifi/read-mac-random-always",   test_read_wifi_mac_random,  "always",  GINT_TO_POINTER (NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_ALWAYS));
 	nmtst_add_test_func (TPATH "wifi/read-mac-random-never",    test_read_wifi_mac_random,  "never",   GINT_TO_POINTER (NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_NEVER));
 	nmtst_add_test_func (TPATH "wifi/read-mac-random-default",  test_read_wifi_mac_random,  "default", GINT_TO_POINTER (NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_DEFAULT));
-	nmtst_add_test_func (TPATH "wifi/read-mac-random-missing",  test_read_wifi_mac_random,  "missing", GINT_TO_POINTER (NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_NEVER));
+	nmtst_add_test_func (TPATH "wifi/read-mac-random-missing",  test_read_wifi_mac_random,  "missing", GINT_TO_POINTER (NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_DEFAULT));
 
 	nmtst_add_test_func (TPATH "wifi/write-mac-random-always",  test_write_wifi_mac_random, "always",  GINT_TO_POINTER (NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_ALWAYS),  "always");
 	nmtst_add_test_func (TPATH "wifi/write-mac-random-never",   test_write_wifi_mac_random, "never",   GINT_TO_POINTER (NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_NEVER),   "never");
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c
index dff8f1bc66..6d2eb5129b 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/writer.c
@@ -1021,17 +1021,16 @@ write_wireless_setting (NMConnection *connection,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	svSetValue (ifcfg, "MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION", NULL, TRUE);
 	switch (nm_setting_wireless_get_mac_address_randomization (s_wireless)) {
-	case NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_DEFAULT:
-		svSetValue (ifcfg, "MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION", "default", TRUE);
+	case NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_NEVER:
+		svSetValue (ifcfg, "MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION", "never", TRUE);
 		break;
 	case NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_ALWAYS:
 		svSetValue (ifcfg, "MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION", "always", TRUE);
 		break;
+	case NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_DEFAULT:
 	default:
-	case NM_SETTING_MAC_RANDOMIZATION_NEVER:
-		svSetValue (ifcfg, "MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION", "never", TRUE);
+		svSetValue (ifcfg, "MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION", "default", TRUE);
 		break;
 	}