diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 831d52bc3c9ae5..71cd159e79020c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -2454,8 +2454,10 @@ static int i40e_vc_get_stats_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 				      (u8 *)&stats, sizeof(stats));
 }
 
-/* If the VF is not trusted restrict the number of MAC/VLAN it can program */
-#define I40E_VC_MAX_MAC_ADDR_PER_VF 12
+/* If the VF is not trusted restrict the number of MAC/VLAN it can program
+ * MAC filters: 16 for multicast, 1 for MAC, 1 for broadcast
+ */
+#define I40E_VC_MAX_MAC_ADDR_PER_VF (16 + 1 + 1)
 #define I40E_VC_MAX_VLAN_PER_VF 8
 
 /**