(u8 *)&stats, sizeof(stats));
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_can_vf_change_mac
+ * @vf: pointer to the VF info
+ *
+ * Return true if the VF is allowed to change its MAC filters, false otherwise
+ */
+static bool i40e_can_vf_change_mac(struct i40e_vf *vf)
+{
+       /* If the VF MAC address has been set administratively (via the
+        * ndo_set_vf_mac command), then deny permission to the VF to
+        * add/delete unicast MAC addresses, unless the VF is trusted
+        */
+       if (vf->pf_set_mac && !vf->trusted)
+               return false;
+
+       return true;
+}
+
 #define I40E_MAX_MACVLAN_PER_HW 3072
 #define I40E_MAX_MACVLAN_PER_PF(num_ports) (I40E_MAX_MACVLAN_PER_HW /  \
        (num_ports))
                 * The VF may request to set the MAC address filter already
                 * assigned to it so do not return an error in that case.
                 */
-               if (!test_bit(I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_CAP_PRIVILEGE, &vf->vf_caps) &&
-                   !is_multicast_ether_addr(addr) && vf->pf_set_mac &&
+               if (!i40e_can_vf_change_mac(vf) &&
+                   !is_multicast_ether_addr(addr) &&
                    !ether_addr_equal(addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr)) {
                        dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
                                "VF attempting to override administratively set MAC address, bring down and up the VF interface to resume normal operation\n");
                        ret = -EINVAL;
                        goto error_param;
                }
-               if (ether_addr_equal(al->list[i].addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr))
-                       was_unimac_deleted = true;
        }
        vsi = pf->vsi[vf->lan_vsi_idx];
 
        spin_lock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
        /* delete addresses from the list */
-       for (i = 0; i < al->num_elements; i++)
+       for (i = 0; i < al->num_elements; i++) {
+               const u8 *addr = al->list[i].addr;
+
+               /* Allow to delete VF primary MAC only if it was not set
+                * administratively by PF or if VF is trusted.
+                */
+               if (ether_addr_equal(addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr) &&
+                   i40e_can_vf_change_mac(vf))
+                       was_unimac_deleted = true;
+               else
+                       continue;
+
                if (i40e_del_mac_filter(vsi, al->list[i].addr)) {
                        ret = -EINVAL;
                        spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
                        goto error_param;
                }
+       }
 
        spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);