struct hclge_mbx_vf_to_pf_cmd {
        u8 rsv;
        u8 mbx_src_vfid; /* Auto filled by IMP */
-       u8 rsv1[2];
+       u8 mbx_need_resp;
+       u8 rsv1[1];
        u8 msg_len;
        u8 rsv2[3];
        u8 msg[HCLGE_MBX_MAX_MSG_SIZE];
 };
 
+#define HCLGE_MBX_NEED_RESP_BIT                BIT(0)
+
 struct hclge_mbx_pf_to_vf_cmd {
        u8 dest_vfid;
        u8 rsv[3];
 
 }
 
 static int hclge_set_vf_uc_mac_addr(struct hclge_vport *vport,
-                                   struct hclge_mbx_vf_to_pf_cmd *mbx_req,
-                                   bool gen_resp)
+                                   struct hclge_mbx_vf_to_pf_cmd *mbx_req)
 {
        const u8 *mac_addr = (const u8 *)(&mbx_req->msg[2]);
        struct hclge_dev *hdev = vport->back;
                return -EIO;
        }
 
-       if (gen_resp)
+       if (mbx_req->mbx_need_resp & HCLGE_MBX_NEED_RESP_BIT)
                hclge_gen_resp_to_vf(vport, mbx_req, status, NULL, 0);
 
        return 0;
                                        ret);
                        break;
                case HCLGE_MBX_SET_UNICAST:
-                       ret = hclge_set_vf_uc_mac_addr(vport, req, true);
+                       ret = hclge_set_vf_uc_mac_addr(vport, req);
                        if (ret)
                                dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev,
                                        "PF fail(%d) to set VF UC MAC Addr\n",
 
        }
 
        hclgevf_cmd_setup_basic_desc(&desc, HCLGEVF_OPC_MBX_VF_TO_PF, false);
+       req->mbx_need_resp |= need_resp ? HCLGE_MBX_NEED_RESP_BIT :
+                                         ~HCLGE_MBX_NEED_RESP_BIT;
        req->msg[0] = code;
        req->msg[1] = subcode;
        memcpy(&req->msg[2], msg_data, msg_len);