diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 58c87d79c126..6ea2d94c3dde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -1230,8 +1230,11 @@ int i40e_count_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	int bkt;
 	int cnt = 0;
 
-	hash_for_each_safe(vsi->mac_filter_hash, bkt, h, f, hlist)
-		++cnt;
+	hash_for_each_safe(vsi->mac_filter_hash, bkt, h, f, hlist) {
+		if (f->state == I40E_FILTER_NEW ||
+		    f->state == I40E_FILTER_ACTIVE)
+			++cnt;
+	}
 
 	return cnt;
 }