diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index ab7a038c207c..5b492b67f4e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1134,13 +1134,6 @@ static int esw_vport_ingress_config(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	int err = 0;
 	u8 *smac_v;
 
-	if (vport->info.spoofchk && !is_valid_ether_addr(vport->info.mac)) {
-		mlx5_core_warn(esw->dev,
-			       "vport[%d] configure ingress rules failed, illegal mac with spoofchk\n",
-			       vport->vport);
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-
 	esw_vport_cleanup_ingress_rules(esw, vport);
 
 	if (!vport->info.vlan && !vport->info.qos && !vport->info.spoofchk) {
@@ -1827,13 +1820,10 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_mac(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	mutex_lock(&esw->state_lock);
 	evport = &esw->vports[vport];
 
-	if (evport->info.spoofchk && !is_valid_ether_addr(mac)) {
+	if (evport->info.spoofchk && !is_valid_ether_addr(mac))
 		mlx5_core_warn(esw->dev,
-			       "MAC invalidation is not allowed when spoofchk is on, vport(%d)\n",
+			       "Set invalid MAC while spoofchk is on, vport(%d)\n",
 			       vport);
-		err = -EPERM;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
 
 	err = mlx5_modify_nic_vport_mac_address(esw->dev, vport, mac);
 	if (err) {
@@ -1979,6 +1969,10 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_set_vport_spoofchk(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	evport = &esw->vports[vport];
 	pschk = evport->info.spoofchk;
 	evport->info.spoofchk = spoofchk;
+	if (pschk && !is_valid_ether_addr(evport->info.mac))
+		mlx5_core_warn(esw->dev,
+			       "Spoofchk in set while MAC is invalid, vport(%d)\n",
+			       evport->vport);
 	if (evport->enabled && esw->mode == SRIOV_LEGACY)
 		err = esw_vport_ingress_config(esw, evport);
 	if (err)