diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
index 42d8e5e771b7..fa9d928081d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
@@ -3551,7 +3551,6 @@ static int ice_vc_repr_add_mac(struct ice_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 		}
 
 		ice_vfhw_mac_add(vf, &al->list[i]);
-		vf->num_mac++;
 		break;
 	}