diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
index 6e5fe210e117..f53e2456bfd6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
@@ -4998,6 +4998,7 @@ update_mac_settings(struct ifnet *ifp, int flags)
 		ctx.hash = 0;
 		ctx.i = 0;
 		ctx.del = 1;
+		ctx.rc = 0;
 		/*
 		 * Unlike other drivers, we accumulate list of pointers into
 		 * interface address lists and we need to keep it safe even