diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/Kconfig b/components/esp_hw_support/Kconfig
index b54c862ad9..6a55ea39c8 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ menu "Hardware Settings"
 
             # Insert chip-specific MAC config
             rsource "./port/$IDF_TARGET/Kconfig.mac"
+
+        config ESP_MAC_IGNORE_MAC_CRC_ERROR
+            bool "Ignore MAC CRC error (not recommended)"
+            depends on IDF_TARGET_ESP32
+            default n
+            help
+                If you have an invalid MAC CRC (ESP_ERR_INVALID_CRC) problem
+                and you still want to use this chip, you can enable this option to bypass such an error.
+                This applies to both MAC_FACTORY and CUSTOM_MAC efuses.
     endmenu
 
     menu "Sleep Config"
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/mac_addr.c b/components/esp_hw_support/mac_addr.c
index 65f7db4f7e..93ae182592 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/mac_addr.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/mac_addr.c
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ esp_err_t esp_efuse_mac_get_custom(uint8_t *mac)
 
     if (efuse_crc != calc_crc) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Base MAC address from BLK3 of EFUSE CRC error, efuse_crc = 0x%02x; calc_crc = 0x%02x", efuse_crc, calc_crc);
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP_MAC_IGNORE_MAC_CRC_ERROR
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Ignore MAC CRC error");
+#else
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_CRC;
+#endif
     }
     return ESP_OK;
 #endif
@@ -133,7 +137,11 @@ esp_err_t esp_efuse_mac_get_default(uint8_t *mac)
             return ESP_OK;
         } else {
             ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Base MAC address from BLK0 of EFUSE CRC error, efuse_crc = 0x%02x; calc_crc = 0x%02x", efuse_crc, calc_crc);
-            abort();
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP_MAC_IGNORE_MAC_CRC_ERROR
+            ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Ignore MAC CRC error");
+#else
+            return ESP_ERR_INVALID_CRC;
+#endif
         }
     }
 #endif // CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
diff --git a/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c b/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
index f0b8a04a52..36110cde57 100644
--- a/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
+++ b/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static esp_err_t load_cal_data_from_nvs_handle(nvs_handle_t handle,
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_SIZE;
     }
     uint8_t sta_mac[6];
-    esp_efuse_mac_get_default(sta_mac);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_efuse_mac_get_default(sta_mac));
     if (memcmp(sta_mac, cal_data_mac, sizeof(sta_mac)) != 0) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: calibration data MAC check failed: expected " \
                 MACSTR ", found " MACSTR,
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static esp_err_t store_cal_data_to_nvs_handle(nvs_handle_t handle,
     }
 
     uint8_t sta_mac[6];
-    esp_efuse_mac_get_default(sta_mac);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_efuse_mac_get_default(sta_mac));
     err = nvs_set_blob(handle, PHY_CAL_MAC_KEY, sta_mac, sizeof(sta_mac));
     if (err != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: store calibration mac failed(0x%x)\n", __func__, err);
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ void esp_phy_load_cal_and_init(void)
         calibration_mode = PHY_RF_CAL_FULL;
     }
 
-    esp_efuse_mac_get_default(sta_mac);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_efuse_mac_get_default(sta_mac));
     memcpy(cal_data->mac, sta_mac, 6);
     esp_err_t ret = register_chipv7_phy(init_data, cal_data, calibration_mode);
     if (ret == ESP_CAL_DATA_CHECK_FAIL) {