diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
index 2c2a3e8..513032c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c
@@ -2344,6 +2344,7 @@ static int idpf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	struct idpf_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct idpf_vport_config *vport_config;
 	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+	u8 old_mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	struct idpf_vport *vport;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -2367,17 +2368,19 @@ static int idpf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	if (ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data))
 		goto unlock_mutex;
 
+	ether_addr_copy(old_mac_addr, vport->default_mac_addr);
+	ether_addr_copy(vport->default_mac_addr, addr->sa_data);
 	vport_config = vport->adapter->vport_config[vport->idx];
 	err = idpf_add_mac_filter(vport, np, addr->sa_data, false);
 	if (err) {
 		__idpf_del_mac_filter(vport_config, addr->sa_data);
+		ether_addr_copy(vport->default_mac_addr, netdev->dev_addr);
 		goto unlock_mutex;
 	}
 
-	if (is_valid_ether_addr(vport->default_mac_addr))
-		idpf_del_mac_filter(vport, np, vport->default_mac_addr, false);
+	if (is_valid_ether_addr(old_mac_addr))
+		__idpf_del_mac_filter(vport_config, old_mac_addr);
 
-	ether_addr_copy(vport->default_mac_addr, addr->sa_data);
 	eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, addr->sa_data);
 
 unlock_mutex:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
index a028c69..6330d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
@@ -3765,6 +3765,16 @@ u32 idpf_get_vport_id(struct idpf_vport *vport)
 	return le32_to_cpu(vport_msg->vport_id);
 }
 
+static void idpf_set_mac_type(struct idpf_vport *vport,
+			      struct virtchnl2_mac_addr *mac_addr)
+{
+	bool is_primary;
+
+	is_primary = ether_addr_equal(vport->default_mac_addr, mac_addr->addr);
+	mac_addr->type = is_primary ? VIRTCHNL2_MAC_ADDR_PRIMARY :
+				      VIRTCHNL2_MAC_ADDR_EXTRA;
+}
+
 /**
  * idpf_mac_filter_async_handler - Async callback for mac filters
  * @adapter: private data struct
@@ -3894,6 +3904,7 @@ int idpf_add_del_mac_filters(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 			    list) {
 		if (add && f->add) {
 			ether_addr_copy(mac_addr[i].addr, f->macaddr);
+			idpf_set_mac_type(vport, &mac_addr[i]);
 			i++;
 			f->add = false;
 			if (i == total_filters)
@@ -3901,6 +3912,7 @@ int idpf_add_del_mac_filters(struct idpf_vport *vport,
 		}
 		if (!add && f->remove) {
 			ether_addr_copy(mac_addr[i].addr, f->macaddr);
+			idpf_set_mac_type(vport, &mac_addr[i]);
 			i++;
 			f->remove = false;
 			if (i == total_filters)