diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 115a7286ab8fb1fd5b254f7af83cb63af82b9930..cfe8b78dac0e70cd6f8b6aab3ea9f8b6745f7752 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ static int i40e_vc_get_stats_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg, u16 msglen)
 }
 
 /* If the VF is not trusted restrict the number of MAC/VLAN it can program */
-#define I40E_VC_MAX_MAC_ADDR_PER_VF 8
+#define I40E_VC_MAX_MAC_ADDR_PER_VF 12
 #define I40E_VC_MAX_VLAN_PER_VF 8
 
 /**