diff --git a/net/dump/hwaddr_compat.go b/net/dump/hwaddr_compat.go
index 9cd99a8..07067bf 100644
--- a/net/dump/hwaddr_compat.go
+++ b/net/dump/hwaddr_compat.go
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@
 	if data.Size == 0 || isAllZeroes(data.Data[:data.Size]) {
 		return nil, errNoPermenentHWAddr
 	}
-	return net.HardwareAddr(data.Data[:data.Size]), nil
+	return data.Data[:data.Size], nil
 }