diff --git a/plugins/dev9ghzdrk/pcap_io.cpp b/plugins/dev9ghzdrk/pcap_io.cpp
index 8f2ee32c42..fe83b53199 100644
--- a/plugins/dev9ghzdrk/pcap_io.cpp
+++ b/plugins/dev9ghzdrk/pcap_io.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ int pcap_io_init(char *adapter)
 	eeprom[4] = host_mac.bytes[5];
 	eeprom[5] = host_mac.bytes[4];
 
+	virtual_mac.bytes[0] = host_mac.bytes[0];
+	virtual_mac.bytes[1] = host_mac.bytes[1];
+	virtual_mac.bytes[2] = host_mac.bytes[2];
+	virtual_mac.bytes[3] = host_mac.bytes[3];
+	virtual_mac.bytes[4] = host_mac.bytes[4];
+	virtual_mac.bytes[5] = host_mac.bytes[5];
 	//The checksum seems to be all the values of the mac added up in 16bit chunks
 	checksum = dev9.eeprom[0] + dev9.eeprom[1] + dev9.eeprom[2] & 0xffff;