diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index e874a564f40b..c83a5a1862d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -5696,10 +5696,9 @@ static int bnxt_change_mac_addr(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BNXT_SRIOV
-	if (BNXT_VF(bp) && is_valid_ether_addr(bp->vf.mac_addr))
-		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-#endif
+	rc = bnxt_approve_mac(bp, addr->sa_data);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 
 	if (ether_addr_equal(addr->sa_data, dev->dev_addr))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
index 8457850b0bdd..363884dd9e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
@@ -865,6 +865,31 @@ update_vf_mac_exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
 }
 
+int bnxt_approve_mac(struct bnxt *bp, u8 *mac)
+{
+	struct hwrm_func_vf_cfg_input req = {0};
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (!BNXT_VF(bp))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (bp->hwrm_spec_code < 0x10202) {
+		if (is_valid_ether_addr(bp->vf.mac_addr))
+			rc = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+		goto mac_done;
+	}
+	bnxt_hwrm_cmd_hdr_init(bp, &req, HWRM_FUNC_VF_CFG, -1, -1);
+	req.enables = cpu_to_le32(FUNC_VF_CFG_REQ_ENABLES_DFLT_MAC_ADDR);
+	memcpy(req.dflt_mac_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
+	rc = hwrm_send_message(bp, &req, sizeof(req), HWRM_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+mac_done:
+	if (rc) {
+		rc = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+		netdev_warn(bp->dev, "VF MAC address %pM not approved by the PF\n",
+			    mac);
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
 #else
 
 void bnxt_sriov_disable(struct bnxt *bp)
@@ -879,4 +904,9 @@ void bnxt_hwrm_exec_fwd_req(struct bnxt *bp)
 void bnxt_update_vf_mac(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 }
+
+int bnxt_approve_mac(struct bnxt *bp, u8 *mac)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.h
index 3f08354a247e..0392670ab49c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.h
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ int bnxt_sriov_configure(struct pci_dev *pdev, int num_vfs);
 void bnxt_sriov_disable(struct bnxt *);
 void bnxt_hwrm_exec_fwd_req(struct bnxt *);
 void bnxt_update_vf_mac(struct bnxt *);
+int bnxt_approve_mac(struct bnxt *, u8 *);
 #endif