struct qlcnic_esw_func_cfg *esw_cfg)
 {
        adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_MACSPOOF;
-       if (adapter->op_mode == QLCNIC_NON_PRIV_FUNC)
-               if (esw_cfg->mac_anti_spoof)
-                       adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_MACSPOOF;
+
+       if (esw_cfg->mac_anti_spoof)
+               adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_MACSPOOF;
 
        qlcnic_set_netdev_features(adapter, esw_cfg);
 }
 validate_esw_config(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
        struct qlcnic_esw_func_cfg *esw_cfg, int count)
 {
+       u32 op_mode;
        u8 pci_func;
        int i;
+
+       op_mode = readl(adapter->ahw.pci_base0 + QLCNIC_DRV_OP_MODE);
+
        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                pci_func = esw_cfg[i].pci_func;
                if (pci_func >= QLCNIC_MAX_PCI_FUNC)
 
                switch (esw_cfg[i].op_mode) {
                case QLCNIC_PORT_DEFAULTS:
+                       if (QLC_DEV_GET_DRV(op_mode, pci_func) !=
+                                               QLCNIC_NON_PRIV_FUNC)
+                               esw_cfg[i].mac_anti_spoof = 0;
                        break;
                case QLCNIC_ADD_VLAN:
                        if (!IS_VALID_VLAN(esw_cfg[i].vlan_id))