diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index e5f024a..b5993a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -67,6 +67,30 @@
 #endif
 
 /**
+ * Get MAC address by querying netdevice.
+ *
+ * @param[in] dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
+ * @param[out] mac
+ *   MAC address output buffer.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+static int
+mlx5_get_mac(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t (*mac)[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN])
+{
+	struct ifreq request;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &request);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	memcpy(mac, request.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * Get mlx5 device attributes. The glue function query_device_ex() is called
  * with out parameter of type 'struct ibv_device_attr_ex *'. Then fill in mlx5
  * device attributes from the glue out parameter.
@@ -2274,6 +2298,79 @@ mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(mlx5_reg_mr_t *reg_mr_cb,
 	*dereg_mr_cb = mlx5_verbs_ops.dereg_mr;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Remove a MAC address from device
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param index
+ *   MAC address index.
+ */
+void
+mlx5_os_mac_addr_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index)
+{
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	const int vf = priv->config.vf;
+
+	if (vf)
+		mlx5_nl_mac_addr_remove(priv->nl_socket_route,
+					mlx5_ifindex(dev), priv->mac_own,
+					&dev->data->mac_addrs[index], index);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds a MAC address to the device
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
+ * @param mac_addr
+ *   MAC address to register.
+ * @param index
+ *   MAC address index.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise
+ */
+int
+mlx5_os_mac_addr_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac,
+		     uint32_t index)
+{
+	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
+	const int vf = priv->config.vf;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (vf)
+		ret = mlx5_nl_mac_addr_add(priv->nl_socket_route,
+					   mlx5_ifindex(dev), priv->mac_own,
+					   mac, index);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Modfiy a VF MAC address
+ *
+ * @param priv
+ *   Pointer to device private data.
+ * @param mac_addr
+ *   MAC address to modify into.
+ * @param iface_idx
+ *   Net device interface index
+ * @param vf_index
+ *   VF index
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise
+ */
+int
+mlx5_os_vf_mac_addr_modify(struct mlx5_priv *priv,
+			   unsigned int iface_idx,
+			   struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
+			   int vf_index)
+{
+	return mlx5_nl_vf_mac_addr_modify
+		(priv->nl_socket_route, iface_idx, mac_addr, vf_index);
+}
+
 const struct eth_dev_ops mlx5_os_dev_ops = {
 	.dev_configure = mlx5_dev_configure,
 	.dev_start = mlx5_dev_start,
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 4323e67..bf1d97a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -775,7 +775,6 @@ int mlx5_dev_configure_rss_reta(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 /* mlx5_mac.c */
 
-int mlx5_get_mac(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t (*mac)[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN]);
 void mlx5_mac_addr_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index);
 int mlx5_mac_addr_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac,
 		      uint32_t index, uint32_t vmdq);
@@ -940,4 +939,10 @@ int mlx5_os_get_stats_n(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_os_stats_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(mlx5_reg_mr_t *reg_mr_cb,
 			   mlx5_dereg_mr_t *dereg_mr_cb);
+void mlx5_os_mac_addr_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index);
+int mlx5_os_mac_addr_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac,
+			 uint32_t index);
+int mlx5_os_vf_mac_addr_modify(struct mlx5_priv *priv, unsigned int iface_idx,
+			       struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr,
+			       int vf_index);
 #endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
index 291f772..2a88086 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
@@ -32,30 +32,6 @@
 #include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
 
 /**
- * Get MAC address by querying netdevice.
- *
- * @param[in] dev
- *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
- * @param[out] mac
- *   MAC address output buffer.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
- */
-int
-mlx5_get_mac(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t (*mac)[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN])
-{
-	struct ifreq request;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = mlx5_ifreq(dev, SIOCGIFHWADDR, &request);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	memcpy(mac, request.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
  * Remove a MAC address from the internal array.
  *
  * @param dev
@@ -66,16 +42,10 @@ mlx5_get_mac(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint8_t (*mac)[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN])
 static void
 mlx5_internal_mac_addr_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index)
 {
-	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	const int vf = priv->config.vf;
-
 	MLX5_ASSERT(index < MLX5_MAX_MAC_ADDRESSES);
 	if (rte_is_zero_ether_addr(&dev->data->mac_addrs[index]))
 		return;
-	if (vf)
-		mlx5_nl_mac_addr_remove(priv->nl_socket_route,
-					mlx5_ifindex(dev), priv->mac_own,
-					&dev->data->mac_addrs[index], index);
+	mlx5_os_mac_addr_remove(dev, index);
 	memset(&dev->data->mac_addrs[index], 0, sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr));
 }
 
@@ -96,9 +66,8 @@ static int
 mlx5_internal_mac_addr_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac,
 			   uint32_t index)
 {
-	struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	const int vf = priv->config.vf;
 	unsigned int i;
+	int ret;
 
 	MLX5_ASSERT(index < MLX5_MAX_MAC_ADDRESSES);
 	if (rte_is_zero_ether_addr(mac)) {
@@ -116,14 +85,10 @@ mlx5_internal_mac_addr_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac,
 		rte_errno = EADDRINUSE;
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	if (vf) {
-		int ret = mlx5_nl_mac_addr_add(priv->nl_socket_route,
-					       mlx5_ifindex(dev), priv->mac_own,
-					       mac, index);
+	ret = mlx5_os_mac_addr_add(dev, mac, index);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
 	dev->data->mac_addrs[index] = *mac;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -210,8 +175,8 @@ mlx5_mac_addr_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr)
 			priv = rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->dev_private;
 			if (priv->master == 1) {
 				priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-				return mlx5_nl_vf_mac_addr_modify
-				       (priv->nl_socket_route,
+				return mlx5_os_vf_mac_addr_modify
+				       (priv,
 					mlx5_ifindex(&rte_eth_devices[port_id]),
 					mac_addr, priv->representor_id);
 			}
