<varlistentry>
<term><varname>MACAddress=</varname></term>
<listitem>
- <para>The MAC address to use for the device. If none is
- given, one is generated based on the interface name and
- the
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
- For <literal>tun</literal> or <literal>tap</literal> devices, <varname>MACAddress=</varname> setting
- is not currently supported in <literal>[NetDev]</literal> section. Please specify it in
- <literal>[Link]</literal> section of corresponding
+ <para>The MAC address to use for the device. For <literal>tun</literal> or <literal>tap</literal>
+ devices, setting <varname>MACAddress=</varname> in the <literal>[NetDev]</literal> section is not
+ supported. Please specify it in <literal>[Link]</literal> section of the corresponding
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- files.</para>
+ file. If this option is not set, <literal>vlan</literal> devices inherit the MAC address of the
+ physical interface. For other kind of netdevs, if this option is not set, then MAC address is
+ generated based on the interface name and the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>