diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_cfg.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_cfg.h
index fc73831..91eb891 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_cfg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_cfg.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@
 
 #define AQ_CFG_NAPI_WEIGHT     64U
 
-#define AQ_CFG_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX     32U
-
 /*#define AQ_CFG_MAC_ADDR_PERMANENT {0x30, 0x0E, 0xE3, 0x12, 0x34, 0x56}*/
 
 #define AQ_NIC_FC_OFF    0U
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_hw.h
index a2d416b..2c6ebd9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_hw.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ struct aq_stats_s {
 #define AQ_HW_MEDIA_TYPE_TP    1U
 #define AQ_HW_MEDIA_TYPE_FIBRE 2U
 
+#define AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX     32U
+
 struct aq_hw_s {
 	atomic_t flags;
 	u8 rbl_enabled:1;
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ struct aq_hw_ops {
 				    unsigned int packet_filter);
 
 	int (*hw_multicast_list_set)(struct aq_hw_s *self,
-				     u8 ar_mac[AQ_CFG_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX]
+				     u8 ar_mac[AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX]
 				     [ETH_ALEN],
 				     u32 count);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
index ba5fe8c..e3ae29e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_main.c
@@ -135,17 +135,10 @@ static int aq_ndev_set_mac_address(struct net_device *ndev, void *addr)
 static void aq_ndev_set_multicast_settings(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct aq_nic_s *aq_nic = netdev_priv(ndev);
-	int err = 0;
 
-	err = aq_nic_set_packet_filter(aq_nic, ndev->flags);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return;
+	aq_nic_set_packet_filter(aq_nic, ndev->flags);
 
-	if (netdev_mc_count(ndev)) {
-		err = aq_nic_set_multicast_list(aq_nic, ndev);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return;
-	}
+	aq_nic_set_multicast_list(aq_nic, ndev);
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops aq_ndev_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
index 1a1a638..7a22d02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c
@@ -563,34 +563,41 @@ int aq_nic_set_packet_filter(struct aq_nic_s *self, unsigned int flags)
 
 int aq_nic_set_multicast_list(struct aq_nic_s *self, struct net_device *ndev)
 {
+	unsigned int packet_filter = self->packet_filter;
 	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha = NULL;
 	unsigned int i = 0U;
 
-	self->mc_list.count = 0U;
-
-	netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, ndev) {
-		ether_addr_copy(self->mc_list.ar[i++], ha->addr);
-		++self->mc_list.count;
+	self->mc_list.count = 0;
+	if (netdev_uc_count(ndev) > AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX) {
+		packet_filter |= IFF_PROMISC;
+	} else {
+		netdev_for_each_uc_addr(ha, ndev) {
+			ether_addr_copy(self->mc_list.ar[i++], ha->addr);
 
-		if (i >= AQ_CFG_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX)
-			break;
+			if (i >= AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX)
+				break;
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (i >= AQ_CFG_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX) {
-		/* Number of filters is too big: atlantic does not support this.
-		 * Force all multi filter to support this.
-		 * With this we disable all UC filters and setup "all pass"
-		 * multicast mask
-		 */
-		self->packet_filter |= IFF_ALLMULTI;
-		self->aq_nic_cfg.mc_list_count = 0;
-		return self->aq_hw_ops->hw_packet_filter_set(self->aq_hw,
-							     self->packet_filter);
+	if (i + netdev_mc_count(ndev) > AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX) {
+		packet_filter |= IFF_ALLMULTI;
 	} else {
-		return self->aq_hw_ops->hw_multicast_list_set(self->aq_hw,
-						    self->mc_list.ar,
-						    self->mc_list.count);
+		netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, ndev) {
+			ether_addr_copy(self->mc_list.ar[i++], ha->addr);
+
+			if (i >= AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (i > 0 && i < AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX) {
+		packet_filter |= IFF_MULTICAST;
+		self->mc_list.count = i;
+		self->aq_hw_ops->hw_multicast_list_set(self->aq_hw,
+						       self->mc_list.ar,
+						       self->mc_list.count);
 	}
+	return aq_nic_set_packet_filter(self, packet_filter);
 }
 
 int aq_nic_set_mtu(struct aq_nic_s *self, int new_mtu)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.h
index faa533a..fecfc40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct aq_nic_s {
 	struct aq_hw_link_status_s link_status;
 	struct {
 		u32 count;
-		u8 ar[AQ_CFG_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX][ETH_ALEN];
+		u8 ar[AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX][ETH_ALEN];
 	} mc_list;
 
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_a0.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_a0.c
index 67e2f9f..8cc6aba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_a0.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_a0.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static int hw_atl_a0_hw_packet_filter_set(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 
 static int hw_atl_a0_hw_multicast_list_set(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 					   u8 ar_mac
-					   [AQ_CFG_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX]
+					   [AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX]
 					   [ETH_ALEN],
 					   u32 count)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_b0.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_b0.c
index 819f6bc..956860a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_b0.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_b0.c
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ static int hw_atl_b0_hw_packet_filter_set(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 
 static int hw_atl_b0_hw_multicast_list_set(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 					   u8 ar_mac
-					   [AQ_CFG_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX]
+					   [AQ_HW_MULTICAST_ADDRESS_MAX]
 					   [ETH_ALEN],
 					   u32 count)
 {
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ static int hw_atl_b0_hw_multicast_list_set(struct aq_hw_s *self,
 
 		hw_atl_rpfl2_uc_flr_en_set(self,
 					   (self->aq_nic_cfg->is_mc_list_enabled),
-				    HW_ATL_B0_MAC_MIN + i);
+					   HW_ATL_B0_MAC_MIN + i);
 	}
 
 	err = aq_hw_err_from_flags(self);
