diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
index e3e4ded1e98f..4a49a6b2f4c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void hclge_mbx_handler(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 					ret);
 			break;
 		case HCLGE_MBX_SET_UNICAST:
-			ret = hclge_set_vf_uc_mac_addr(vport, req, false);
+			ret = hclge_set_vf_uc_mac_addr(vport, req, true);
 			if (ret)
 				dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev,
 					"PF fail(%d) to set VF UC MAC Addr\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 6c240d646307..23370258aaeb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static int hclgevf_set_mac_addr(struct hnae3_handle *handle, void *p,
 
 	status = hclgevf_send_mbx_msg(hdev, HCLGE_MBX_SET_UNICAST,
 				      subcode, msg_data, ETH_ALEN * 2,
-				      false, NULL, 0);
+				      true, NULL, 0);
 	if (!status)
 		ether_addr_copy(hdev->hw.mac.mac_addr, new_mac_addr);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
index 18283ef4ce81..9768f71f5b18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ static int hclgevf_get_mbx_resp(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev, u16 code0, u16 code1,
 	mbx_resp = &hdev->mbx_resp;
 	r_code0 = (u16)(mbx_resp->origin_mbx_msg >> 16);
 	r_code1 = (u16)(mbx_resp->origin_mbx_msg & 0xff);
+
+	if (mbx_resp->resp_status)
+		return mbx_resp->resp_status;
+
 	if (resp_data)
 		memcpy(resp_data, &mbx_resp->additional_info[0], resp_len);