diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 9a939dcaf727e..083041129539b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -4164,6 +4164,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.addr, addr->sa_data);
+	ether_addr_copy(hw->mac.perm_addr, addr->sa_data);
 	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
 
 	return 0;