diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
index e09d0d83a1..56eca03833 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ hns3_remove_mc_mac_addr(struct hns3_hw *hw, struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int
+static int
 hns3_set_mc_addr_chk_param(struct hns3_hw *hw,
 			   struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
 			   uint32_t nb_mc_addr)
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@ hns3_set_mc_addr_chk_param(struct hns3_hw *hw,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 hns3_set_mc_mac_addr_list(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			  struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
 			  uint32_t nb_mc_addr)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
index d4545656e8..f3cc88f43e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.h
@@ -1061,15 +1061,14 @@ void hns3vf_update_link_status(struct hns3_hw *hw, uint8_t link_status,
 			  uint32_t link_speed, uint8_t link_duplex);
 void hns3_parse_devargs(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void hns3vf_update_push_lsc_cap(struct hns3_hw *hw, bool supported);
-int hns3_set_mc_addr_chk_param(struct hns3_hw *hw,
-			struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
-			uint32_t nb_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_set_mc_mac_addr_list(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
+							uint32_t nb_mc_addr);
 int hns3_restore_ptp(struct hns3_adapter *hns);
 int hns3_mbuf_dyn_rx_timestamp_register(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				    struct rte_eth_conf *conf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
index b570e34f9f..675db44e85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -299,54 +299,6 @@ hns3vf_remove_mc_mac_addr(struct hns3_hw *hw,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-hns3vf_set_mc_mac_addr_list(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-			    struct rte_ether_addr *mc_addr_set,
-			    uint32_t nb_mc_addr)
-{
-	struct hns3_hw *hw = HNS3_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
-	struct rte_ether_addr *addr;
-	int cur_addr_num;
-	int set_addr_num;
-	int num;
-	int ret;
-	int i;
-
-	ret = hns3_set_mc_addr_chk_param(hw, mc_addr_set, nb_mc_addr);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	rte_spinlock_lock(&hw->lock);
-	cur_addr_num = hw->mc_addrs_num;
-	for (i = 0; i < cur_addr_num; i++) {
-		num = cur_addr_num - i - 1;
-		addr = &hw->mc_addrs[num];
-		ret = hw->ops.del_mc_mac_addr(hw, addr);
-		if (ret) {
-			rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
-			return ret;
-		}
-
-		hw->mc_addrs_num--;
-	}
-
-	set_addr_num = (int)nb_mc_addr;
-	for (i = 0; i < set_addr_num; i++) {
-		addr = &mc_addr_set[i];
-		ret = hw->ops.add_mc_mac_addr(hw, addr);
-		if (ret) {
-			rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
-			return ret;
-		}
-
-		rte_ether_addr_copy(addr, &hw->mc_addrs[hw->mc_addrs_num]);
-		hw->mc_addrs_num++;
-	}
-	rte_spinlock_unlock(&hw->lock);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 hns3vf_set_promisc_mode(struct hns3_hw *hw, bool en_bc_pmc,
 			bool en_uc_pmc, bool en_mc_pmc)
@@ -2678,7 +2630,7 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops hns3vf_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.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,
+	.set_mc_addr_list   = hns3_set_mc_mac_addr_list,
 	.link_update        = hns3vf_dev_link_update,
 	.rss_hash_update    = hns3_dev_rss_hash_update,
 	.rss_hash_conf_get  = hns3_dev_rss_hash_conf_get,