diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index b8bd72589f72..fa8d4f40ac2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -1083,12 +1083,16 @@ mac_reset_top:
 
 	/* Add the SAN MAC address to the RAR only if it's a valid address */
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(hw->mac.san_addr)) {
-		hw->mac.ops.set_rar(hw, hw->mac.num_rar_entries - 1,
-				    hw->mac.san_addr, 0, IXGBE_RAH_AV);
-
 		/* Save the SAN MAC RAR index */
 		hw->mac.san_mac_rar_index = hw->mac.num_rar_entries - 1;
 
+		hw->mac.ops.set_rar(hw, hw->mac.san_mac_rar_index,
+				    hw->mac.san_addr, 0, IXGBE_RAH_AV);
+
+		/* clear VMDq pool/queue selection for this RAR */
+		hw->mac.ops.clear_vmdq(hw, hw->mac.san_mac_rar_index,
+				       IXGBE_CLEAR_VMDQ_ALL);
+
 		/* Reserve the last RAR for the SAN MAC address */
 		hw->mac.num_rar_entries--;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index 73dcc0aec6dc..64045053e874 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -1884,10 +1884,11 @@ s32 ixgbe_init_rx_addrs_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		hw_dbg(hw, " New MAC Addr =%pM\n", hw->mac.addr);
 
 		hw->mac.ops.set_rar(hw, 0, hw->mac.addr, 0, IXGBE_RAH_AV);
-
-		/*  clear VMDq pool/queue selection for RAR 0 */
-		hw->mac.ops.clear_vmdq(hw, 0, IXGBE_CLEAR_VMDQ_ALL);
 	}
+
+	/*  clear VMDq pool/queue selection for RAR 0 */
+	hw->mac.ops.clear_vmdq(hw, 0, IXGBE_CLEAR_VMDQ_ALL);
+
 	hw->addr_ctrl.overflow_promisc = 0;
 
 	hw->addr_ctrl.rar_used_count = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
index bf8225ceab8e..2358c1b7d586 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
@@ -154,12 +154,16 @@ mac_reset_top:
 
 	/* Add the SAN MAC address to the RAR only if it's a valid address */
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(hw->mac.san_addr)) {
-		hw->mac.ops.set_rar(hw, hw->mac.num_rar_entries - 1,
-				    hw->mac.san_addr, 0, IXGBE_RAH_AV);
-
 		/* Save the SAN MAC RAR index */
 		hw->mac.san_mac_rar_index = hw->mac.num_rar_entries - 1;
 
+		hw->mac.ops.set_rar(hw, hw->mac.san_mac_rar_index,
+				    hw->mac.san_addr, 0, IXGBE_RAH_AV);
+
+		/* clear VMDq pool/queue selection for this RAR */
+		hw->mac.ops.clear_vmdq(hw, hw->mac.san_mac_rar_index,
+				       IXGBE_CLEAR_VMDQ_ALL);
+
 		/* Reserve the last RAR for the SAN MAC address */
 		hw->mac.num_rar_entries--;
 	}