diff --git a/test/e2e/legacy/vm_restore_force.go b/test/e2e/legacy/vm_restore_force.go
index e53f6b8a02..96235f6ae0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/legacy/vm_restore_force.go
+++ b/test/e2e/legacy/vm_restore_force.go
@@ -324,9 +324,9 @@ var _ = Describe("VirtualMachineRestoreForce", Ordered, func() {
 				vm := &v1alpha2.VirtualMachine{}
 				err = GetObject(v1alpha2.VirtualMachineKind, vmsnapshot.Spec.VirtualMachineName, vm, kc.GetOptions{Namespace: vmsnapshot.Namespace})
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				// Skip the network checks until the issue with the virtual machine's MAC address is fixed.
-				// Cause: Sometimes, a virtual machine has a different MAC address after restoration, causing the test to fail.
-				// Expect(originalVMNetworks).To(HaveKeyWithValue(vm.Name, vm.Status.Networks))
+				// It is a known issue that sometimes a virtual machine has a different MAC address
+				// after restoration, causing the test to fail.
+				Expect(originalVMNetworks).To(HaveKeyWithValue(vm.Name, vm.Status.Networks))
 			}
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/test/e2e/legacy/vm_restore_safe.go b/test/e2e/legacy/vm_restore_safe.go
index f562c8110c..4087ebf4e4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/legacy/vm_restore_safe.go
+++ b/test/e2e/legacy/vm_restore_safe.go
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ var _ = Describe("VirtualMachineRestoreSafe", Ordered, func() {
 				vm := &v1alpha2.VirtualMachine{}
 				err = GetObject(v1alpha2.VirtualMachineKind, vmsnapshot.Spec.VirtualMachineName, vm, kc.GetOptions{Namespace: vmsnapshot.Namespace})
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-				// Skip the network checks until the issue with the virtual machine's MAC address is fixed.
-				// Cause: Sometimes, a virtual machine has a different MAC address after restoration, causing the test to fail.
-				// Expect(originalVMNetworks).To(HaveKeyWithValue(vm.Name, vm.Status.Networks))
+				// It is a known issue that sometimes a virtual machine has a different MAC address
+				// after restoration, causing the test to fail.
+				Expect(originalVMNetworks).To(HaveKeyWithValue(vm.Name, vm.Status.Networks))
 			}
 		})
 	})