diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
index 0431091f49..a52cede528 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ hns3_add_uc_mac_addr(struct hns3_hw *hw, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-bool
+static bool
 hns3_find_duplicate_mc_addr(struct hns3_hw *hw, struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr)
 {
 	char mac_str[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_FMT_SIZE];
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ hns3_find_duplicate_mc_addr(struct hns3_hw *hw, struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 hns3_add_mac_addr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
 		  __rte_unused uint32_t idx, __rte_unused uint32_t pool)
 {
@@ -1660,17 +1660,14 @@ hns3_add_mac_addr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
 	} else {
 		ret = hw->ops.add_uc_mac_addr(hw, mac_addr);
 	}
+	rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
 	if (ret) {
-		rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
 		hns3_ether_format_addr(mac_str, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_FMT_SIZE,
 				      mac_addr);
 		hns3_err(hw, "failed to add mac addr(%s), ret = %d", mac_str,
 			 ret);
-		return ret;
 	}
 
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1702,7 +1699,7 @@ hns3_remove_uc_mac_addr(struct hns3_hw *hw, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void
+void
 hns3_remove_mac_addr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t idx)
 {
 	struct hns3_hw *hw = HNS3_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
index 0a58db5bc6..c5b9c17002 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
@@ -1062,10 +1062,11 @@ void hns3vf_update_link_status(struct hns3_hw *hw, uint8_t link_status,
 void hns3_parse_devargs(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void hns3vf_update_push_lsc_cap(struct hns3_hw *hw, bool supported);
 
-bool hns3_find_duplicate_mc_addr(struct hns3_hw *hw,
-				struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr);
 int hns3_configure_all_mc_mac_addr(struct hns3_adapter *hns, bool del);
 int hns3_configure_all_mac_addr(struct hns3_adapter *hns, bool del);
+int hns3_add_mac_addr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
+		__rte_unused uint32_t idx, __rte_unused uint32_t pool);
+void hns3_remove_mac_addr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t idx);
 
 int hns3_restore_ptp(struct hns3_adapter *hns);
 int hns3_mbuf_dyn_rx_timestamp_register(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
index 7034434530..25300b23fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -204,72 +204,6 @@ hns3vf_remove_uc_mac_addr(struct hns3_hw *hw, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-hns3vf_add_mac_addr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
-		    __rte_unused uint32_t idx,
-		    __rte_unused uint32_t pool)
-{
-	struct hns3_hw *hw = HNS3_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
-	char mac_str[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_FMT_SIZE];
-	int ret;
-
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&hw->lock);
-
-	/*
-	 * In hns3 network engine adding UC and MC mac address with different
-	 * commands with firmware. We need to determine whether the input
-	 * address is a UC or a MC address to call different commands.
-	 * By the way, it is recommended calling the API function named
-	 * rte_eth_dev_set_mc_addr_list to set the MC mac address, because
-	 * using the rte_eth_dev_mac_addr_add API function to set MC mac address
-	 * may affect the specifications of UC mac addresses.
-	 */
-	if (rte_is_multicast_ether_addr(mac_addr)) {
-		if (hns3_find_duplicate_mc_addr(hw, mac_addr)) {
-			rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		ret = hw->ops.add_mc_mac_addr(hw, mac_addr);
-	} else {
-		ret = hw->ops.add_uc_mac_addr(hw, mac_addr);
-	}
-
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
-	if (ret) {
-		hns3_ether_format_addr(mac_str, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_FMT_SIZE,
-				      mac_addr);
-		hns3_err(hw, "failed to add mac addr(%s), ret = %d", mac_str,
-			 ret);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void
-hns3vf_remove_mac_addr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t idx)
-{
-	struct hns3_hw *hw = HNS3_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
-	/* index will be checked by upper level rte interface */
-	struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr = &dev->data->mac_addrs[idx];
-	char mac_str[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_FMT_SIZE];
-	int ret;
-
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&hw->lock);
-
-	if (rte_is_multicast_ether_addr(mac_addr))
-		ret = hw->ops.del_mc_mac_addr(hw, mac_addr);
-	else
-		ret = hw->ops.del_uc_mac_addr(hw, mac_addr);
-
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
-	if (ret) {
-		hns3_ether_format_addr(mac_str, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_FMT_SIZE,
-				      mac_addr);
-		hns3_err(hw, "failed to remove mac addr(%s), ret = %d",
-			 mac_str, ret);
-	}
-}
-
 static int
 hns3vf_set_default_mac_addr(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			    struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr)
@@ -2805,8 +2739,8 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops hns3vf_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.txq_info_get       = hns3_txq_info_get,
 	.rx_burst_mode_get  = hns3_rx_burst_mode_get,
 	.tx_burst_mode_get  = hns3_tx_burst_mode_get,
-	.mac_addr_add       = hns3vf_add_mac_addr,
-	.mac_addr_remove    = hns3vf_remove_mac_addr,
+	.mac_addr_add       = hns3_add_mac_addr,
+	.mac_addr_remove    = hns3_remove_mac_addr,
 	.mac_addr_set       = hns3vf_set_default_mac_addr,
 	.set_mc_addr_list   = hns3vf_set_mc_mac_addr_list,
 	.link_update        = hns3vf_dev_link_update,
