diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c b/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c
index fcee2d2ce..2c9a60503 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c
@@ -843,7 +843,10 @@ create_and_realize (NMDevice *device,
 			lnk_ip6tnl.is_tap = (mode == NM_IP_TUNNEL_MODE_IP6GRETAP);
 
 			r = nm_platform_link_ip6gre_add (nm_device_get_platform (device),
-			                                 iface, &lnk_ip6tnl, out_plink);
+			                                 iface,
+			                                 mac_address_valid ? mac_address : NULL,
+			                                 mac_address_valid ? ETH_ALEN : 0,
+			                                 &lnk_ip6tnl, out_plink);
 		} else {
 			lnk_ip6tnl.proto = nm_setting_ip_tunnel_get_mode (s_ip_tunnel) == NM_IP_TUNNEL_MODE_IPIP6
 			                       ? IPPROTO_IPIP
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.h b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
index 931ab1639..260b5356f 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.h
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
@@ -1511,13 +1511,15 @@ nm_platform_link_ip6tnl_add (NMPlatform *self,
 static inline int
 nm_platform_link_ip6gre_add (NMPlatform *self,
                              const char *name,
+                             const void *address,
+                             size_t address_len,
                              const NMPlatformLnkIp6Tnl *props,
                              const NMPlatformLink **out_link)
 {
 	g_return_val_if_fail (props, -NME_BUG);
 	g_return_val_if_fail (props->is_gre, -NME_BUG);
 
-	return nm_platform_link_add (self, props->is_tap ? NM_LINK_TYPE_IP6GRETAP : NM_LINK_TYPE_IP6GRE, name, 0, NULL, 0, props, out_link);
+	return nm_platform_link_add (self, props->is_tap ? NM_LINK_TYPE_IP6GRETAP : NM_LINK_TYPE_IP6GRE, name, 0, address, address_len, props, out_link);
 }
 
 static inline int
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
index f393ae933..f28dfa3a7 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ nmtstp_link_ip6gre_add (NMPlatform *platform,
 			                                      100);
 		}
 	} else
-		success = NMTST_NM_ERR_SUCCESS (nm_platform_link_ip6gre_add (platform, name, lnk, &pllink));
+		success = NMTST_NM_ERR_SUCCESS (nm_platform_link_ip6gre_add (platform, name, NULL, 0, lnk, &pllink));
 
 	_assert_pllink (platform, success, pllink, name, lnk->is_tap ? NM_LINK_TYPE_IP6GRETAP : NM_LINK_TYPE_IP6GRE);