if (dev->data->promiscuous != edev->data->promiscuous) {
                DEBUG("Configuring promiscuous");
                if (dev->data->promiscuous)
-                       rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(PORT_ID(sdev));
+                       ret = rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(PORT_ID(sdev));
                else
-                       rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(PORT_ID(sdev));
+                       ret = rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(PORT_ID(sdev));
+               if (ret != 0) {
+                       ERROR("Failed to apply promiscuous mode");
+                       return ret;
+               }
        } else {
                DEBUG("promiscuous already set");
        }
 
 {
        struct sub_device *sdev;
        uint8_t i;
+       int ret = 0;
 
        fs_lock(dev, 0);
-       FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE)
-               rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(PORT_ID(sdev));
+       FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
+               ret = rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(PORT_ID(sdev));
+               ret = fs_err(sdev, ret);
+               if (ret != 0) {
+                       ERROR("Promiscuous mode enable failed for subdevice %d",
+                               PORT_ID(sdev));
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       if (ret != 0) {
+               /* Rollback in the case of failure */
+               FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
+                       ret = rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(PORT_ID(sdev));
+                       ret = fs_err(sdev, ret);
+                       if (ret != 0)
+                               ERROR("Promiscuous mode disable during rollback failed for subdevice %d",
+                                       PORT_ID(sdev));
+               }
+       }
        fs_unlock(dev, 0);
 }
 
 {
        struct sub_device *sdev;
        uint8_t i;
+       int ret = 0;
 
        fs_lock(dev, 0);
-       FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE)
-               rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(PORT_ID(sdev));
+       FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
+               ret = rte_eth_promiscuous_disable(PORT_ID(sdev));
+               ret = fs_err(sdev, ret);
+               if (ret != 0) {
+                       ERROR("Promiscuous mode disable failed for subdevice %d",
+                               PORT_ID(sdev));
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       if (ret != 0) {
+               /* Rollback in the case of failure */
+               FOREACH_SUBDEV_STATE(sdev, i, dev, DEV_ACTIVE) {
+                       ret = rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(PORT_ID(sdev));
+                       ret = fs_err(sdev, ret);
+                       if (ret != 0)
+                               ERROR("Promiscuous mode enable during rollback failed for subdevice %d",
+                                       PORT_ID(sdev));
+               }
+       }
        fs_unlock(dev, 0);
 }