diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 47fea8985861d144be3a0dd1ab559a4060448bfb..3391244d9d3dd03a3f48a3d3ded93dc1e0d44b13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -8708,15 +8708,8 @@ int hclge_add_uc_addr_common(struct hclge_vport *vport,
 	}
 
 	/* check if we just hit the duplicate */
-	if (!ret) {
-		dev_warn(&hdev->pdev->dev, "VF %u mac(%pM) exists\n",
-			 vport->vport_id, addr);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev,
-		"PF failed to add unicast entry(%pM) in the MAC table\n",
-		addr);
+	if (!ret)
+		return -EEXIST;
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -8868,7 +8861,13 @@ static void hclge_sync_vport_mac_list(struct hclge_vport *vport,
 		} else {
 			set_bit(HCLGE_VPORT_STATE_MAC_TBL_CHANGE,
 				&vport->state);
-			break;
+
+			/* If one unicast mac address is existing in hardware,
+			 * we need to try whether other unicast mac addresses
+			 * are new addresses that can be added.
+			 */
+			if (ret != -EEXIST)
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 }