diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h
index 75bd69ff61a875..c7c2c15a18155e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4.h
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ void t4_idma_monitor(struct adapter *adapter,
 		     struct sge_idma_monitor_state *idma,
 		     int hz, int ticks);
 int t4_set_vf_mac_acl(struct adapter *adapter, unsigned int vf,
-		      unsigned int naddr, u8 *addr);
+		      u8 start, unsigned int naddr, u8 *addr);
 void t4_tp_pio_read(struct adapter *adap, u32 *buff, u32 nregs,
 		    u32 start_index, bool sleep_ok);
 void t4_tp_tm_pio_read(struct adapter *adap, u32 *buff, u32 nregs,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 97a261d5357e22..bc3af005440643 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -3234,7 +3234,7 @@ static int cxgb4_mgmt_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *dev, int vf, u8 *mac)
 
 	dev_info(pi->adapter->pdev_dev,
 		 "Setting MAC %pM on VF %d\n", mac, vf);
-	ret = t4_set_vf_mac_acl(adap, vf + 1, 1, mac);
+	ret = t4_set_vf_mac_acl(adap, vf + 1, pi->lport, 1, mac);
 	if (!ret)
 		ether_addr_copy(adap->vfinfo[vf].vf_mac_addr, mac);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index 76de55306c4d01..175bf9b1305888 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -10215,11 +10215,12 @@ int t4_load_cfg(struct adapter *adap, const u8 *cfg_data, unsigned int size)
  *	t4_set_vf_mac_acl - Set MAC address for the specified VF
  *	@adapter: The adapter
  *	@vf: one of the VFs instantiated by the specified PF
+ *	@start: The start port id associated with specified VF
  *	@naddr: the number of MAC addresses
  *	@addr: the MAC address(es) to be set to the specified VF
  */
 int t4_set_vf_mac_acl(struct adapter *adapter, unsigned int vf,
-		      unsigned int naddr, u8 *addr)
+		      u8 start, unsigned int naddr, u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct fw_acl_mac_cmd cmd;
 
@@ -10234,7 +10235,7 @@ int t4_set_vf_mac_acl(struct adapter *adapter, unsigned int vf,
 	cmd.en_to_len16 = cpu_to_be32((unsigned int)FW_LEN16(cmd));
 	cmd.nmac = naddr;
 
-	switch (adapter->pf) {
+	switch (start) {
 	case 3:
 		memcpy(cmd.macaddr3, addr, sizeof(cmd.macaddr3));
 		break;