diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
index 4f2defd2331b..ec234cc8bd9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_virtchnl.c
@@ -2550,13 +2550,11 @@ void iavf_virtchnl_completion(struct iavf_adapter *adapter,
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_ADD_ETH_ADDR:
 		if (!v_retval)
 			iavf_mac_add_ok(adapter);
-		if (!ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr))
-			if (!ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr,
-					      adapter->hw.mac.addr)) {
-				netif_addr_lock_bh(netdev);
-				eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
-				netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
-			}
+		if (!ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr)) {
+			netif_addr_lock_bh(netdev);
+			eth_hw_addr_set(netdev, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
+			netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
+		}
 		wake_up(&adapter->vc_waitqueue);
 		break;
 	case VIRTCHNL_OP_GET_STATS: {