diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index c208753ff5b7..8504900bf7b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -8718,7 +8718,8 @@ static void igb_rar_set_index(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u32 index)
 
 	/* Indicate to hardware the Address is Valid. */
 	if (adapter->mac_table[index].state & IGB_MAC_STATE_IN_USE) {
-		rar_high |= E1000_RAH_AV;
+		if (is_valid_ether_addr(addr))
+			rar_high |= E1000_RAH_AV;
 
 		if (hw->mac.type == e1000_82575)
 			rar_high |= E1000_RAH_POOL_1 *
@@ -8756,17 +8757,36 @@ static int igb_set_vf_mac(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
 static int igb_ndo_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf, u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct igb_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(mac) || (vf >= adapter->vfs_allocated_count))
+
+	if (vf >= adapter->vfs_allocated_count)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Setting the VF MAC to 0 reverts the IGB_VF_FLAG_PF_SET_MAC
+	 * flag and allows to overwrite the MAC via VF netdev.  This
+	 * is necessary to allow libvirt a way to restore the original
+	 * MAC after unbinding vfio-pci and reloading igbvf after shutting
+	 * down a VM.
+	 */
+	if (is_zero_ether_addr(mac)) {
+		adapter->vf_data[vf].flags &= ~IGB_VF_FLAG_PF_SET_MAC;
+		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+			 "remove administratively set MAC on VF %d\n",
+			 vf);
+	} else if (is_valid_ether_addr(mac)) {
+		adapter->vf_data[vf].flags |= IGB_VF_FLAG_PF_SET_MAC;
+		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "setting MAC %pM on VF %d\n",
+			 mac, vf);
+		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+			 "Reload the VF driver to make this change effective.");
+		/* Generate additional warning if PF is down */
+		if (test_bit(__IGB_DOWN, &adapter->state)) {
+			dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+				 "The VF MAC address has been set, but the PF device is not up.\n");
+			dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+				 "Bring the PF device up before attempting to use the VF device.\n");
+		}
+	} else {
 		return -EINVAL;
-	adapter->vf_data[vf].flags |= IGB_VF_FLAG_PF_SET_MAC;
-	dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "setting MAC %pM on VF %d\n", mac, vf);
-	dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-		 "Reload the VF driver to make this change effective.");
-	if (test_bit(__IGB_DOWN, &adapter->state)) {
-		dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-			 "The VF MAC address has been set, but the PF device is not up.\n");
-		dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-			 "Bring the PF device up before attempting to use the VF device.\n");
 	}
 	return igb_set_vf_mac(adapter, vf, mac);
 }