diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 8025a3f93598..80e47dbc530b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_mac_addr(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].pf_set_mac &&
+	if (adapter->vfinfo[vf].pf_set_mac && !adapter->vfinfo[vf].trusted &&
 	    !ether_addr_equal(adapter->vfinfo[vf].vf_mac_addresses, new_mac)) {
 		e_warn(drv,
 		       "VF %d attempted to override administratively set MAC address\n"