diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 057b1a9dde15..9ec1633b89b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -2310,8 +2310,17 @@ static struct net_device *get_netvsc_byslot(const struct net_device *vf_netdev)
 		if (!ndev_ctx->vf_alloc)
 			continue;
 
-		if (ndev_ctx->vf_serial == serial)
-			return hv_get_drvdata(ndev_ctx->device_ctx);
+		if (ndev_ctx->vf_serial != serial)
+			continue;
+
+		ndev = hv_get_drvdata(ndev_ctx->device_ctx);
+		if (ndev->addr_len != vf_netdev->addr_len ||
+		    memcmp(ndev->perm_addr, vf_netdev->perm_addr,
+			   ndev->addr_len) != 0)
+			continue;
+
+		return ndev;
+
 	}
 
 	/* Fallback path to check synthetic vf with help of mac addr.