diff --git a/ports/mimxrt/modmachine.c b/ports/mimxrt/modmachine.c
index e7f0961344..63cec05507 100644
--- a/ports/mimxrt/modmachine.c
+++ b/ports/mimxrt/modmachine.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "pin.h"
 #include "modmachine.h"
 #include "fsl_clock.h"
-#include "fsl_ocotp.h"
 #include "fsl_wdog.h"
 
 #include CPU_HEADER_H
@@ -52,9 +51,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t machine_unique_id(void) {
     unsigned char id[8];
-    OCOTP_Init(OCOTP, CLOCK_GetFreq(kCLOCK_IpgClk));
-    *(uint32_t *)&id[0] = OCOTP->CFG0;
-    *(uint32_t *)&id[4] = OCOTP->CFG1;
+    mp_hal_get_unique_id(id);
     return mp_obj_new_bytes(id, sizeof(id));
 }
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(machine_unique_id_obj, machine_unique_id);
diff --git a/ports/mimxrt/mphalport.c b/ports/mimxrt/mphalport.c
index 66498d7b27..17a6898c40 100644
--- a/ports/mimxrt/mphalport.c
+++ b/ports/mimxrt/mphalport.c
@@ -123,13 +123,25 @@ uint64_t mp_hal_time_ns(void) {
 /*******************************************************************************/
 // MAC address
 
+void mp_hal_get_unique_id(uint8_t id[]) {
+    OCOTP_Init(OCOTP, CLOCK_GetFreq(kCLOCK_IpgClk));
+    *(uint32_t *)&id[0] = OCOTP->CFG0;
+    *(uint32_t *)&id[4] = OCOTP->CFG1;
+}
+
 // Generate a random locally administered MAC address (LAA)
 void mp_hal_generate_laa_mac(int idx, uint8_t buf[6]) {
     // Take the MAC addr from the OTP's Configuration and Manufacturing Info
-    OCOTP_Init(OCOTP, CLOCK_GetFreq(kCLOCK_IpgClk));
+    unsigned char id[8];
+    mp_hal_get_unique_id(id);
+
+    uint32_t pt1 = *(uint32_t *)&id[0];
+    uint32_t pt2 = *(uint32_t *)&id[4];
+
     buf[0] = 0x02; // Locally Administered MAC
-    *(uint32_t *)&buf[1] = OCOTP->CFG0 ^ (OCOTP->CFG0 >> 8);
-    *(uint16_t *)&buf[4] = (uint16_t)(OCOTP->CFG1 ^ (OCOTP->CFG1 >> 16));
+    *(uint32_t *)&buf[1] = pt1 ^ (pt1 >> 8);
+    *(uint16_t *)&buf[4] = (uint16_t)(pt2 ^ pt2 >> 16);
+    buf[5] ^= (uint8_t)idx;
 }
 
 // A board can override this if needed
diff --git a/ports/mimxrt/mphalport.h b/ports/mimxrt/mphalport.h
index 5210ff44a3..124b905604 100644
--- a/ports/mimxrt/mphalport.h
+++ b/ports/mimxrt/mphalport.h
@@ -103,5 +103,6 @@ enum {
 void mp_hal_generate_laa_mac(int idx, uint8_t buf[6]);
 void mp_hal_get_mac(int idx, uint8_t buf[6]);
 void mp_hal_get_mac_ascii(int idx, size_t chr_off, size_t chr_len, char *dest);
+void mp_hal_get_unique_id(uint8_t id[]);
 
 #endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_MIMXRT_MPHALPORT_H