diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/main.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/main.c
index ad22b1723f..8a1e95bd7d 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/main.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/main.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	for (portid = 0; portid < nb_ports; portid++) {
 		struct ether_addr eth;
 		int w, j;
-		int ret = -ENOTSUP;
+		int ret;
 
 		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << portid)) == 0)
 			continue;
@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		for (w = 0; w < MAX_VFS; w++) {
 			eth.addr_bytes[5] = w + 0xf0;
 
-			if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
-				ret = rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_mac_addr(portid,
+			ret = rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_mac_addr(portid,
 						w, &eth);
 			if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
 				ret = rte_pmd_i40e_set_vf_mac_addr(portid,