diff --git a/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/networks.yaml b/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/networks.yaml
index 37f54e7..53a57cb 100644
--- a/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/networks.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/networks.yaml
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@
 {{- end }}
 spec:
   config: '{
-{{- if semverCompare ">=1.16-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
     "cniVersion": "0.3.1",
-{{- end }}
     "type": {{ .Values.config.upf.cniPlugin | quote }},
     "ipam": {
         "type": {{ .Values.config.upf.ipam | quote }}
-    }
+    },
+    "capabilities": { "mac": true}
   }'
 ---
 apiVersion: "k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1"
@@ -34,11 +33,10 @@
 {{- end }}
 spec:
   config: '{
-{{- if semverCompare ">=1.16-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
     "cniVersion": "0.3.1",
-{{- end }}
     "type": {{ .Values.config.upf.cniPlugin | quote }},
     "ipam": {
         "type": {{ .Values.config.upf.ipam | quote }}
-    }
+    },
+    "capabilities": { "mac": true}
   }'
diff --git a/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml b/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml
index 9285cd7..3ac3239 100644
--- a/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml
@@ -29,20 +29,18 @@
           {
             "name": "access-net",
             "interface": {{ index $accessConfig "ifname" | quote }},
-{{- if semverCompare ">=1.16-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
+          {{- if hasKey .Values.config.upf.access "mac" }}
+            "mac": {{ .Values.config.upf.access.mac | quote }},
+          {{- end }}
             "ips": [{{ .Values.config.upf.access.ip | quote }}]
-{{- else }}
-            "ips": {{ .Values.config.upf.access.ip | quote }}
-{{- end }}
           },
           {
             "name": "core-net",
             "interface": {{ index $coreConfig "ifname" | quote }},
-{{- if semverCompare ">=1.16-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
+          {{- if hasKey .Values.config.upf.core "mac" }}
+            "mac": {{ .Values.config.upf.core.mac | quote }},
+          {{- end }}
             "ips": [{{ .Values.config.upf.core.ip | quote }}]
-{{- else }}
-            "ips": {{ .Values.config.upf.core.ip | quote }}
-{{- end }}
           }
         ]'
     spec: