diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
index e95646bf7d56b9ba42e18220b3fd14e546562d1b..da00e162b6d348c62558a0aa9194b193e4a844c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
@@ -398,20 +398,16 @@ qlcnic_sre_macaddr_change(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 *addr,
 	return qlcnic_send_cmd_descs(adapter, (struct cmd_desc_type0 *)&req, 1);
 }
 
-static int qlcnic_nic_add_mac(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
-		u8 *addr, struct list_head *del_list)
+static int qlcnic_nic_add_mac(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct list_head *head;
 	struct qlcnic_mac_list_s *cur;
 
 	/* look up if already exists */
-	list_for_each(head, del_list) {
+	list_for_each(head, &adapter->mac_list) {
 		cur = list_entry(head, struct qlcnic_mac_list_s, list);
-
-		if (memcmp(addr, cur->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
-			list_move_tail(head, &adapter->mac_list);
+		if (memcmp(addr, cur->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
 			return 0;
-		}
 	}
 
 	cur = kzalloc(sizeof(struct qlcnic_mac_list_s), GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -433,14 +429,9 @@ void qlcnic_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct dev_mc_list *mc_ptr;
 	u8 bcast_addr[ETH_ALEN] = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff };
 	u32 mode = VPORT_MISS_MODE_DROP;
-	LIST_HEAD(del_list);
-	struct list_head *head;
-	struct qlcnic_mac_list_s *cur;
 
-	list_splice_tail_init(&adapter->mac_list, &del_list);
-
-	qlcnic_nic_add_mac(adapter, adapter->mac_addr, &del_list);
-	qlcnic_nic_add_mac(adapter, bcast_addr, &del_list);
+	qlcnic_nic_add_mac(adapter, adapter->mac_addr);
+	qlcnic_nic_add_mac(adapter, bcast_addr);
 
 	if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
 		mode = VPORT_MISS_MODE_ACCEPT_ALL;
@@ -455,22 +446,12 @@ void qlcnic_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	if (!netdev_mc_empty(netdev)) {
 		netdev_for_each_mc_addr(mc_ptr, netdev) {
-			qlcnic_nic_add_mac(adapter, mc_ptr->dmi_addr,
-							&del_list);
+			qlcnic_nic_add_mac(adapter, mc_ptr->dmi_addr);
 		}
 	}
 
 send_fw_cmd:
 	qlcnic_nic_set_promisc(adapter, mode);
-	head = &del_list;
-	while (!list_empty(head)) {
-		cur = list_entry(head->next, struct qlcnic_mac_list_s, list);
-
-		qlcnic_sre_macaddr_change(adapter,
-				cur->mac_addr, QLCNIC_MAC_DEL);
-		list_del(&cur->list);
-		kfree(cur);
-	}
 }
 
 int qlcnic_nic_set_promisc(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u32 mode)