diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c b/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c
index 0becb5e568..6b4a8ea980 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c
@@ -890,6 +890,23 @@ can_reapply_change (NMDevice *device,
 	                                         error);
 }
 
+static NMActStageReturn
+act_stage1_prepare (NMDevice *device, NMDeviceStateReason *out_failure_reason)
+{
+	NMDeviceIPTunnel *self = NM_DEVICE_IP_TUNNEL (device);
+	NMDeviceIPTunnelPrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_IP_TUNNEL_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+
+	if (   _nm_ip_tunnel_mode_is_layer2 (priv->mode)
+	    && !nm_device_hw_addr_set_cloned (device,
+	                                      nm_device_get_applied_connection (device),
+	                                      FALSE)) {
+		*out_failure_reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_CONFIG_FAILED;
+		return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	return NM_ACT_STAGE_RETURN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static void
@@ -1039,7 +1056,8 @@ nm_device_ip_tunnel_class_init (NMDeviceIPTunnelClass *klass)
 	                                                        NM_LINK_TYPE_IPIP,
 	                                                        NM_LINK_TYPE_SIT);
 
-	device_class->act_stage1_prepare_set_hwaddr_ethernet = TRUE;
+
+	device_class->act_stage1_prepare = act_stage1_prepare;
 	device_class->link_changed = link_changed;
 	device_class->can_reapply_change = can_reapply_change;
 	device_class->complete_connection = complete_connection;