diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
index 01da229d22da..b06260a37680 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ static virtio_net_ctrl_ack handle_ctrl_mac(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev, u8 cmd)
 
 		/* Need recreate the flow table entry, so that the packet could forward back
 		 */
-		mac_vlan_del(ndev, ndev->config.mac, 0, false);
+		mac_vlan_del(ndev, mac_back, 0, false);
 
 		if (mac_vlan_add(ndev, ndev->config.mac, 0, false)) {
 			mlx5_vdpa_warn(mvdev, "failed to insert forward rules, try to restore\n");