diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic.h b/drivers/net/enic/enic.h
index 8dd0105a8d9c5fc5c1a99cee9f4cad7f82316cfc..b090d65ad0c898250d4a61b7a776753a24cd7b22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct enic {
 	spinlock_t devcmd_lock;
 	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 mc_addr[ENIC_MULTICAST_PERFECT_FILTERS][ETH_ALEN];
+	unsigned int flags;
 	unsigned int mc_count;
 	int csum_rx_enabled;
 	u32 port_mtu;
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
index 452a6b747e3e7073cadb5a931b43851d3aac4e53..019b1480cc0c7b296151af9de03ae105ffd5aa58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ static void enic_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
 	int promisc = (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) ? 1 : 0;
 	int allmulti = (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ||
 	    (netdev->mc_count > ENIC_MULTICAST_PERFECT_FILTERS);
+	unsigned int flags = netdev->flags | (allmulti ? IFF_ALLMULTI : 0);
 	u8 mc_addr[ENIC_MULTICAST_PERFECT_FILTERS][ETH_ALEN];
 	unsigned int mc_count = netdev->mc_count;
 	unsigned int i, j;
@@ -780,8 +781,11 @@ static void enic_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	spin_lock(&enic->devcmd_lock);
 
-	vnic_dev_packet_filter(enic->vdev, directed,
-		multicast, broadcast, promisc, allmulti);
+	if (enic->flags != flags) {
+		enic->flags = flags;
+		vnic_dev_packet_filter(enic->vdev, directed,
+			multicast, broadcast, promisc, allmulti);
+	}
 
 	/* Is there an easier way?  Trying to minimize to
 	 * calls to add/del multicast addrs.  We keep the