diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index a46780570cd95..5d0dc1f811e0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -4879,6 +4879,7 @@ static int ice_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *pi)
 	struct ice_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
 	struct sockaddr *addr = pi;
 	enum ice_status status;
+	u8 old_mac[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 flags = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 	u8 *mac;
@@ -4901,8 +4902,13 @@ static int ice_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *pi)
 	}
 
 	netif_addr_lock_bh(netdev);
+	ether_addr_copy(old_mac, netdev->dev_addr);
+	/* change the netdev's MAC address */
+	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, mac, netdev->addr_len);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
+
 	/* Clean up old MAC filter. Not an error if old filter doesn't exist */
-	status = ice_fltr_remove_mac(vsi, netdev->dev_addr, ICE_FWD_TO_VSI);
+	status = ice_fltr_remove_mac(vsi, old_mac, ICE_FWD_TO_VSI);
 	if (status && status != ICE_ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST) {
 		err = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 		goto err_update_filters;
@@ -4925,13 +4931,12 @@ static int ice_set_mac_address(struct net_device *netdev, void *pi)
 	if (err) {
 		netdev_err(netdev, "can't set MAC %pM. filter update failed\n",
 			   mac);
+		netif_addr_lock_bh(netdev);
+		ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, old_mac);
 		netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	/* change the netdev's MAC address */
-	memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, mac, netdev->addr_len);
-	netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
 	netdev_dbg(vsi->netdev, "updated MAC address to %pM\n",
 		   netdev->dev_addr);