diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 84e8f1d..fddb626 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	}
 	rc = qeth_l2_send_delmac(card, &card->dev->dev_addr[0]);
-	if (!rc)
+	if (!rc || (rc == IPA_RC_L2_MAC_NOT_FOUND))
 		rc = qeth_l2_send_setmac(card, addr->sa_data);
 	return rc ? -EINVAL : 0;
 }