diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h
index 9fc635d816d2..29de3ae96ef2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ struct iavf_adapter {
 #define IAVF_FLAG_RESET_PENDING		BIT(4)
 #define IAVF_FLAG_RESET_NEEDED		BIT(5)
 #define IAVF_FLAG_WB_ON_ITR_CAPABLE		BIT(6)
-#define IAVF_FLAG_ADDR_SET_BY_PF		BIT(8)
 #define IAVF_FLAG_SERVICE_CLIENT_REQUESTED	BIT(9)
 #define IAVF_FLAG_CLIENT_NEEDS_OPEN		BIT(10)
 #define IAVF_FLAG_CLIENT_NEEDS_CLOSE		BIT(11)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 554aa619ff02..07f5541a0f01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -790,9 +790,6 @@ static int iavf_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 	if (ether_addr_equal(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (adapter->flags & IAVF_FLAG_ADDR_SET_BY_PF)
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mac_vlan_list_lock);
 
 	f = iavf_find_filter(adapter, hw->mac.addr);
@@ -1811,7 +1808,6 @@ static int iavf_init_get_resources(struct iavf_adapter *adapter)
 		eth_hw_addr_random(netdev);
 		ether_addr_copy(adapter->hw.mac.addr, netdev->dev_addr);
 	} else {
-		adapter->flags |= IAVF_FLAG_ADDR_SET_BY_PF;
 		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 		ether_addr_copy(netdev->perm_addr, adapter->hw.mac.addr);
 	}