static int ncsi_rsp_handler_gmcma(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 {
        struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = nr->ndp;
+       struct sockaddr *saddr = &ndp->pending_mac;
        struct net_device *ndev = ndp->ndev.dev;
        struct ncsi_rsp_gmcma_pkt *rsp;
-       struct sockaddr saddr;
-       int ret = -1;
        int i;
 
        rsp = (struct ncsi_rsp_gmcma_pkt *)skb_network_header(nr->rsp);
-       saddr.sa_family = ndev->type;
        ndev->priv_flags |= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
 
        netdev_info(ndev, "NCSI: Received %d provisioned MAC addresses\n",
                            rsp->addresses[i][4], rsp->addresses[i][5]);
        }
 
+       saddr->sa_family = ndev->type;
        for (i = 0; i < rsp->address_count; i++) {
-               memcpy(saddr.sa_data, &rsp->addresses[i], ETH_ALEN);
-               ret = ndev->netdev_ops->ndo_set_mac_address(ndev, &saddr);
-               if (ret < 0) {
+               if (!is_valid_ether_addr(rsp->addresses[i])) {
                        netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: Unable to assign %pM to device\n",
-                                   saddr.sa_data);
+                                   rsp->addresses[i]);
                        continue;
                }
-               netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: Set MAC address to %pM\n", saddr.sa_data);
+               memcpy(saddr->sa_data, rsp->addresses[i], ETH_ALEN);
+               netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: Will set MAC address to %pM\n", saddr->sa_data);
                break;
        }
 
-       ndp->gma_flag = ret == 0;
-       return ret;
+       ndp->gma_flag = 1;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static struct ncsi_rsp_handler {