diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c
index af287b6d5f3b..85998060df70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c
@@ -85,11 +85,18 @@ static int enetc_vf_set_mac_addr(struct net_device *ndev, void *addr)
 {
 	struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct sockaddr *saddr = addr;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(saddr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-	return enetc_msg_vsi_set_primary_mac_addr(priv, saddr);
+	err = enetc_msg_vsi_set_primary_mac_addr(priv, saddr);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	eth_hw_addr_set(ndev, saddr->sa_data);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int enetc_vf_set_features(struct net_device *ndev,