diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 6d848b607427..180c3b79f0b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -1764,10 +1764,12 @@ int be_cmd_rx_filter(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 flags, u32 value)
 	req->if_id = cpu_to_le32(adapter->if_handle);
 	if (flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
 		req->if_flags_mask = cpu_to_le32(BE_IF_FLAGS_PROMISCUOUS |
-					BE_IF_FLAGS_VLAN_PROMISCUOUS);
+					BE_IF_FLAGS_VLAN_PROMISCUOUS |
+					BE_IF_FLAGS_MCAST_PROMISCUOUS);
 		if (value == ON)
 			req->if_flags = cpu_to_le32(BE_IF_FLAGS_PROMISCUOUS |
-						BE_IF_FLAGS_VLAN_PROMISCUOUS);
+						BE_IF_FLAGS_VLAN_PROMISCUOUS |
+						BE_IF_FLAGS_MCAST_PROMISCUOUS);
 	} else if (flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
 		req->if_flags_mask = req->if_flags =
 				cpu_to_le32(BE_IF_FLAGS_MCAST_PROMISCUOUS);