diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 291ee55b125f..30abaf939a76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1198,9 +1198,9 @@ static i40e_status
 i40e_set_vsi_promisc(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 seid, bool multi_enable,
 		     bool unicast_enable, s16 *vl, int num_vlans)
 {
+	i40e_status aq_ret, aq_tmp = 0;
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vf->pf;
 	struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
-	i40e_status aq_ret;
 	int i;
 
 	/* No VLAN to set promisc on, set on VSI */
@@ -1249,6 +1249,9 @@ i40e_set_vsi_promisc(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 seid, bool multi_enable,
 				vf->vf_id,
 				i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, aq_ret),
 				i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw, aq_err));
+
+			if (!aq_tmp)
+				aq_tmp = aq_ret;
 		}
 
 		aq_ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_uc_promisc_on_vlan(hw, seid,
@@ -1262,8 +1265,15 @@ i40e_set_vsi_promisc(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 seid, bool multi_enable,
 				vf->vf_id,
 				i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, aq_ret),
 				i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw, aq_err));
+
+			if (!aq_tmp)
+				aq_tmp = aq_ret;
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (aq_tmp)
+		aq_ret = aq_tmp;
+
 	return aq_ret;
 }