crq.change_mac_addr.first = IBMVNIC_CRQ_CMD;
        crq.change_mac_addr.cmd = CHANGE_MAC_ADDR;
        ether_addr_copy(&crq.change_mac_addr.mac_addr[0], addr->sa_data);
+
+       init_completion(&adapter->fw_done);
        ibmvnic_send_crq(adapter, &crq);
+       wait_for_completion(&adapter->fw_done);
        /* netdev->dev_addr is changed in handle_change_mac_rsp function */
-       return 0;
+       return adapter->fw_done_rc ? -EIO : 0;
 }
 
 static int ibmvnic_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 {
        struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
        struct sockaddr *addr = p;
+       int rc;
 
        if (adapter->state == VNIC_PROBED) {
                memcpy(&adapter->desired.mac, addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr));
                return 0;
        }
 
-       __ibmvnic_set_mac(netdev, addr);
+       rc = __ibmvnic_set_mac(netdev, addr);
 
-       return 0;
+       return rc;
 }
 
 /**
                ibmvnic_reset(adapter, VNIC_RESET_NON_FATAL);
 }
 
-static void handle_change_mac_rsp(union ibmvnic_crq *crq,
-                                 struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
+static int handle_change_mac_rsp(union ibmvnic_crq *crq,
+                                struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
        struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
        struct device *dev = &adapter->vdev->dev;
        rc = crq->change_mac_addr_rsp.rc.code;
        if (rc) {
                dev_err(dev, "Error %ld in CHANGE_MAC_ADDR_RSP\n", rc);
-               return;
+               goto out;
        }
        memcpy(netdev->dev_addr, &crq->change_mac_addr_rsp.mac_addr[0],
               ETH_ALEN);
+out:
+       complete(&adapter->fw_done);
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static void handle_request_cap_rsp(union ibmvnic_crq *crq,
                break;
        case CHANGE_MAC_ADDR_RSP:
                netdev_dbg(netdev, "Got MAC address change Response\n");
-               handle_change_mac_rsp(crq, adapter);
+               adapter->fw_done_rc = handle_change_mac_rsp(crq, adapter);
                break;
        case ERROR_INDICATION:
                netdev_dbg(netdev, "Got Error Indication\n");