diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
index a052a1cbfb..20f6bfa93c 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ mac80211_generate_mac() {
 	[ "$((0x$mask1))" -gt 0 ] && {
 		b1="0x$1"
 		[ "$id" -gt 0 ] && \
-			b1=$((($b1 | 0x2) ^ (($id - 1) << 2)))
+			b1=$(($b1 ^ ((($id - 1) << 2) | 0x2)))
 		printf "%02x:%s:%s:%s:%s:%s" $b1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6
 		return
 	}