diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
index 89904b2..6a238d0 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/linux/remote_client.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def get_mac_address(self):
-        cmd = "/sbin/ifconfig | awk '/HWaddr/ {print $5}'"
+        cmd = "/bin/ip addr | awk '/ether/ {print $2}'"
         return self.exec_command(cmd)
 
     def get_ip_list(self):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
index 0db4cfa..e8650c5 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(self.conn.get_mac_address(), macs)
         self._assert_exec_called_with(
-            "/sbin/ifconfig | awk '/HWaddr/ {print $5}'")
+            "/bin/ip addr | awk '/ether/ {print $2}'")
 
     def test_get_ip_list(self):
         ips = """1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue