1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index f5b9d2062573..d2dabae5b40c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -2077,6 +2077,8 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id, u8 *mac)
         }
         ether_addr_copy(vf->default_lan_addr.addr, mac);
         vf->pf_set_mac = true;
+        /* Force the VF driver stop so it has to reload with new MAC address */
+        i40e_vc_disable_vf(pf, vf);
         dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "Reload the VF driver to make this change effective.\n");
         ret = 0;