diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
index 92956e80fd1b09a3c3c1dcb1d8e459217c38c00a..217c143686d223233eff7fb39dad96181a10d101 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -1712,6 +1712,7 @@ static int igbvf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
 	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, netdev->addr_len);
+	netdev->addr_assign_type &= ~NET_ADDR_RANDOM;
 
 	return 0;
 }