diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 13937f9c04ad..d0f9c2fd1d4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -337,8 +337,11 @@ static int macvlan_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	int err;
 
 	if (vlan->port->passthru) {
-		if (!(vlan->flags & MACVLAN_FLAG_NOPROMISC))
-			dev_set_promiscuity(lowerdev, 1);
+		if (!(vlan->flags & MACVLAN_FLAG_NOPROMISC)) {
+			err = dev_set_promiscuity(lowerdev, 1);
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto out;
+		}
 		goto hash_add;
 	}