diff --git a/core/java/android/net/MacAddress.java b/core/java/android/net/MacAddress.java
index a809b28..2cf2a65 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/MacAddress.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/MacAddress.java
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
     private static final long OUI_MASK = MacAddress.fromString("ff:ff:ff:0:0:0").mAddr;
     private static final long NIC_MASK = MacAddress.fromString("0:0:0:ff:ff:ff").mAddr;
     private static final MacAddress BASE_GOOGLE_MAC = MacAddress.fromString("da:a1:19:0:0:0");
+    /** Default wifi MAC address used for a special purpose **/
+    private static final MacAddress DEFAULT_MAC_ADDRESS =
+            MacAddress.fromString(WifiInfo.DEFAULT_MAC_ADDRESS);
 
     // Internal representation of the MAC address as a single 8 byte long.
     // The encoding scheme sets the two most significant bytes to 0. The 6 bytes of the
@@ -361,16 +364,7 @@
      * @hide
      */
     public static @NonNull MacAddress createRandomUnicastAddress() {
-        SecureRandom r = new SecureRandom();
-        long addr = r.nextLong() & VALID_LONG_MASK;
-        addr |= LOCALLY_ASSIGNED_MASK;
-        addr &= ~MULTICAST_MASK;
-        MacAddress mac = new MacAddress(addr);
-        // WifiInfo.DEFAULT_MAC_ADDRESS is being used for another purpose, so do not use it here.
-        if (mac.toString().equals(WifiInfo.DEFAULT_MAC_ADDRESS)) {
-            return createRandomUnicastAddress();
-        }
-        return mac;
+        return createRandomUnicastAddress(null, new SecureRandom());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -380,18 +374,23 @@
      * The locally assigned bit is always set to 1. The multicast bit is always set to 0.
      *
      * @param base a base MacAddress whose OUI is used for generating the random address.
+     *             If base == null then the OUI will also be randomized.
      * @param r a standard Java Random object used for generating the random address.
      * @return a random locally assigned MacAddress.
      *
      * @hide
      */
     public static @NonNull MacAddress createRandomUnicastAddress(MacAddress base, Random r) {
-        long addr = (base.mAddr & OUI_MASK) | (NIC_MASK & r.nextLong());
+        long addr;
+        if (base == null) {
+            addr = r.nextLong() & VALID_LONG_MASK;
+        } else {
+            addr = (base.mAddr & OUI_MASK) | (NIC_MASK & r.nextLong());
+        }
         addr |= LOCALLY_ASSIGNED_MASK;
         addr &= ~MULTICAST_MASK;
         MacAddress mac = new MacAddress(addr);
-        // WifiInfo.DEFAULT_MAC_ADDRESS is being used for another purpose, so do not use it here.
-        if (mac.toString().equals(WifiInfo.DEFAULT_MAC_ADDRESS)) {
+        if (mac.equals(DEFAULT_MAC_ADDRESS)) {
             return createRandomUnicastAddress(base, r);
         }
         return mac;