diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
index bf5fd812ea0e..07fae37a78be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -2420,7 +2420,7 @@ static int ice_vc_cfg_promiscuous_mode_msg(struct ice_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 	}
 
 	if (!test_bit(ICE_FLAG_VF_TRUE_PROMISC_ENA, pf->flags)) {
-		bool set_dflt_vsi = !!(info->flags & FLAG_VF_UNICAST_PROMISC);
+		bool set_dflt_vsi = alluni || allmulti;
 
 		if (set_dflt_vsi && !ice_is_dflt_vsi_in_use(pf->first_sw))
 			/* only attempt to set the default forwarding VSI if