diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
index 19a91881fbf9dbe84e4fbec2555e0511ebe74721..46d60013564c9a7d4c2038a28e02867a766a2171 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c
@@ -5734,7 +5734,7 @@ static int efx_ef10_set_mac_address(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		 * MCFW do not support VFs.
 		 */
 		rc = efx_ef10_vport_set_mac_address(efx);
-	} else {
+	} else if (rc) {
 		efx_mcdi_display_error(efx, MC_CMD_VADAPTOR_SET_MAC,
 				       sizeof(inbuf), NULL, 0, rc);
 	}