diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/vf.c
index b8ba3f94c363..a47a2e3e548c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/vf.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /* Copyright(c) 2009 - 2018 Intel Corporation. */
 
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+
 #include "vf.h"
 
 static s32 e1000_check_for_link_vf(struct e1000_hw *hw);
@@ -131,11 +133,16 @@ static s32 e1000_reset_hw_vf(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 		/* set our "perm_addr" based on info provided by PF */
 		ret_val = mbx->ops.read_posted(hw, msgbuf, 3);
 		if (!ret_val) {
-			if (msgbuf[0] == (E1000_VF_RESET |
-					  E1000_VT_MSGTYPE_ACK))
+			switch (msgbuf[0]) {
+			case E1000_VF_RESET | E1000_VT_MSGTYPE_ACK:
 				memcpy(hw->mac.perm_addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
-			else
+				break;
+			case E1000_VF_RESET | E1000_VT_MSGTYPE_NACK:
+				eth_zero_addr(hw->mac.perm_addr);
+				break;
+			default:
 				ret_val = -E1000_ERR_MAC_INIT;
+			}
 		}
 	}