diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
index 14bd66909ca4..4a8ce2949fae 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
@@ -1089,14 +1089,12 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_netlink(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 static int ncsi_rsp_handler_gmcma(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 {
 	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = nr->ndp;
+	struct sockaddr *saddr = &ndp->pending_mac;
 	struct net_device *ndev = ndp->ndev.dev;
 	struct ncsi_rsp_gmcma_pkt *rsp;
-	struct sockaddr saddr;
-	int ret = -1;
 	int i;
 
 	rsp = (struct ncsi_rsp_gmcma_pkt *)skb_network_header(nr->rsp);
-	saddr.sa_family = ndev->type;
 	ndev->priv_flags |= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
 
 	netdev_info(ndev, "NCSI: Received %d provisioned MAC addresses\n",
@@ -1108,20 +1106,20 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_gmcma(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 			    rsp->addresses[i][4], rsp->addresses[i][5]);
 	}
 
+	saddr->sa_family = ndev->type;
 	for (i = 0; i < rsp->address_count; i++) {
-		memcpy(saddr.sa_data, &rsp->addresses[i], ETH_ALEN);
-		ret = ndev->netdev_ops->ndo_set_mac_address(ndev, &saddr);
-		if (ret < 0) {
+		if (!is_valid_ether_addr(rsp->addresses[i])) {
 			netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: Unable to assign %pM to device\n",
-				    saddr.sa_data);
+				    rsp->addresses[i]);
 			continue;
 		}
-		netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: Set MAC address to %pM\n", saddr.sa_data);
+		memcpy(saddr->sa_data, rsp->addresses[i], ETH_ALEN);
+		netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: Will set MAC address to %pM\n", saddr->sa_data);
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ndp->gma_flag = ret == 0;
-	return ret;
+	ndp->gma_flag = 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct ncsi_rsp_handler {