diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index fc8d5f1ee1addeebd4b3748032a1632b1f41df06..0da3d36b283becf838bed9357c0520e0714529e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static int macvlan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto hash_add;
 	}
 
-	err = -EBUSY;
+	err = -EADDRINUSE;
 	if (macvlan_addr_busy(vlan->port, dev->dev_addr))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static int macvlan_sync_address(struct net_device *dev, unsigned char *addr)
 	} else {
 		/* Rehash and update the device filters */
 		if (macvlan_addr_busy(vlan->port, addr))
-			return -EBUSY;
+			return -EADDRINUSE;
 
 		if (!macvlan_passthru(port)) {
 			err = dev_uc_add(lowerdev, addr);
@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ static int macvlan_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 		return dev_set_mac_address(vlan->lowerdev, addr);
 	}
 
+	if (macvlan_addr_busy(vlan->port, addr->sa_data))
+		return -EADDRINUSE;
+
 	return macvlan_sync_address(dev, addr->sa_data);
 }