diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
index c8c1d48ff793..87ffd25b268a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
@@ -3877,7 +3877,6 @@ static int ice_vc_repr_add_mac(struct ice_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 		}
 
 		ice_vfhw_mac_add(vf, &al->list[i]);
-		vf->num_mac++;
 		break;
 	}