diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg.c
index e9d6a53c8869..d85b0b34d99f 100755
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #include <crypto/md5.h>
 #include <crypto/hash.h>
 
-#define WIFI_MAC_BOOTARG "androidboot.wifimacaddr="
+#define WIFI_MAC_BOOTARG "wifimacaddr="
 #define DEVICE_SERIALNO_BOOTARG "androidboot.serialno="
 #define MACSTRLEN 12
 #define MACSTRCOLON 58