diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet.h
index c7d9221fafdcb1..09c9f9787180bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
 #define XAE_UAW0_OFFSET		0x00000700 /* Unicast address word 0 */
 #define XAE_UAW1_OFFSET		0x00000704 /* Unicast address word 1 */
 #define XAE_FMI_OFFSET		0x00000708 /* Frame Filter Control */
+#define XAE_FFE_OFFSET		0x0000070C /* Frame Filter Enable */
 #define XAE_AF0_OFFSET		0x00000710 /* Address Filter 0 */
 #define XAE_AF1_OFFSET		0x00000714 /* Address Filter 1 */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index 02fdf66e07faa3..9aeb7b9f3ae408 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int netdev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, void *p)
  */
 static void axienet_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i = 0;
 	u32 reg, af0reg, af1reg;
 	struct axienet_local *lp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
@@ -450,7 +450,10 @@ static void axienet_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *ndev)
 	} else if (!netdev_mc_empty(ndev)) {
 		struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
 
-		i = 0;
+		reg = axienet_ior(lp, XAE_FMI_OFFSET);
+		reg &= ~XAE_FMI_PM_MASK;
+		axienet_iow(lp, XAE_FMI_OFFSET, reg);
+
 		netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, ndev) {
 			if (i >= XAE_MULTICAST_CAM_TABLE_NUM)
 				break;
@@ -469,6 +472,7 @@ static void axienet_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *ndev)
 			axienet_iow(lp, XAE_FMI_OFFSET, reg);
 			axienet_iow(lp, XAE_AF0_OFFSET, af0reg);
 			axienet_iow(lp, XAE_AF1_OFFSET, af1reg);
+			axienet_iow(lp, XAE_FFE_OFFSET, 1);
 			i++;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -476,18 +480,15 @@ static void axienet_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *ndev)
 		reg &= ~XAE_FMI_PM_MASK;
 
 		axienet_iow(lp, XAE_FMI_OFFSET, reg);
-
-		for (i = 0; i < XAE_MULTICAST_CAM_TABLE_NUM; i++) {
-			reg = axienet_ior(lp, XAE_FMI_OFFSET) & 0xFFFFFF00;
-			reg |= i;
-
-			axienet_iow(lp, XAE_FMI_OFFSET, reg);
-			axienet_iow(lp, XAE_AF0_OFFSET, 0);
-			axienet_iow(lp, XAE_AF1_OFFSET, 0);
-		}
-
 		dev_info(&ndev->dev, "Promiscuous mode disabled.\n");
 	}
+
+	for (; i < XAE_MULTICAST_CAM_TABLE_NUM; i++) {
+		reg = axienet_ior(lp, XAE_FMI_OFFSET) & 0xFFFFFF00;
+		reg |= i;
+		axienet_iow(lp, XAE_FMI_OFFSET, reg);
+		axienet_iow(lp, XAE_FFE_OFFSET, 0);
+	}
 }
 
 /**