diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index a8089667fc5b8a018773d85e50d2d5d41384d435..78f9e43420e0df217d8f118876831e54c204f191 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -5105,6 +5105,7 @@ static int efx_ef10_filter_insert_addr_list(struct efx_nic *efx,
 
 	/* Insert/renew filters */
 	for (i = 0; i < addr_count; i++) {
+		EFX_WARN_ON_PARANOID(ids[i] != EFX_EF10_FILTER_ID_INVALID);
 		efx_filter_init_rx(&spec, EFX_FILTER_PRI_AUTO, filter_flags, 0);
 		efx_filter_set_eth_local(&spec, vlan->vid, addr_list[i].addr);
 		rc = efx_ef10_filter_insert(efx, &spec, true);
@@ -5122,11 +5123,11 @@ static int efx_ef10_filter_insert_addr_list(struct efx_nic *efx,
 				}
 				return rc;
 			} else {
-				/* mark as not inserted, and carry on */
-				rc = EFX_EF10_FILTER_ID_INVALID;
+				/* keep invalid ID, and carry on */
 			}
+		} else {
+			ids[i] = efx_ef10_filter_get_unsafe_id(rc);
 		}
-		ids[i] = efx_ef10_filter_get_unsafe_id(rc);
 	}
 
 	if (multicast && rollback) {