diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 8bdb341c14bf7fb025a29636aeecc6b36211c6bf..bfeb7ec2abd9102ed1e991d4a71c01a68800a04b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_mac_addr(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	return ixgbe_set_vf_mac(adapter, vf, new_mac);
+	return ixgbe_set_vf_mac(adapter, vf, new_mac) < 0;
 }
 
 static int ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_msg(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,