diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index e742a0533121987712d754764d116c8ab8369f03..f51e4c01b67056e03666f1ac90525ef41040349f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -5962,8 +5962,11 @@ int hclge_add_uc_addr_common(struct hclge_vport *vport,
 	}
 
 	/* check if we just hit the duplicate */
-	if (!ret)
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (!ret) {
+		dev_warn(&hdev->pdev->dev, "VF %d 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",