diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/benet/be.h
index ef5be13..94b75cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
 
 	struct be_link_info link;
 	u32 port_num;
+	bool promiscuous;
 };
 
 extern struct ethtool_ops be_ethtool_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
index e4ad5e6..4a2e1f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -927,8 +927,8 @@
  * Use MCC for this command as it may be called in BH context
  * (mc == NULL) => multicast promiscous
  */
-int be_cmd_mcast_mac_set(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl, u32 if_id, u8 *mac_table,
-			u32 num, bool promiscuous)
+int be_cmd_multicast_set(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl, u32 if_id,
+		struct dev_mc_list *mc_list, u32 mc_count)
 {
 #define BE_MAX_MC		32 /* set mcast promisc if > 32 */
 	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb;
@@ -947,11 +947,16 @@
 		OPCODE_COMMON_NTWK_MULTICAST_SET, sizeof(*req));
 
 	req->interface_id = if_id;
-	req->promiscuous = promiscuous;
-	if (!promiscuous) {
-		req->num_mac = cpu_to_le16(num);
-		if (num)
-			memcpy(req->mac, mac_table, ETH_ALEN * num);
+	if (mc_list && mc_count <= BE_MAX_MC) {
+		int i;
+		struct dev_mc_list *mc;
+
+		req->num_mac = cpu_to_le16(mc_count);
+
+		for (mc = mc_list, i = 0; mc; mc = mc->next, i++)
+			memcpy(req->mac[i].byte, mc->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	} else {
+		req->promiscuous = 1;
 	}
 
 	be_mcc_notify_wait(ctrl);
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h
index 0a9189d..a567aa4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h
@@ -716,8 +716,8 @@
 			bool promiscuous);
 extern int be_cmd_promiscuous_config(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
 			u8 port_num, bool en);
-extern int be_cmd_mcast_mac_set(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl, u32 if_id,
-			u8 *mac_table, u32 num, bool promiscuous);
+extern int be_cmd_multicast_set(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl, u32 if_id,
+			struct dev_mc_list *mc_list, u32 mc_count);
 extern int be_cmd_set_flow_control(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
 			u32 tx_fc, u32 rx_fc);
 extern int be_cmd_get_flow_control(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index a4ce80e..3dc6803 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -549,47 +549,32 @@
 	be_vid_config(netdev);
 }
 
-static void be_set_multicast_filter(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct be_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct dev_mc_list *mc_ptr;
-	u8 mac_addr[32][ETH_ALEN];
-	int i = 0;
-
-	if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
-		/* set BE in Multicast promiscuous */
-		be_cmd_mcast_mac_set(&adapter->ctrl,
-					adapter->if_handle, NULL, 0, true);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	for (mc_ptr = netdev->mc_list; mc_ptr; mc_ptr = mc_ptr->next) {
-		memcpy(&mac_addr[i][0], mc_ptr->dmi_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-		if (++i >= 32) {
-			be_cmd_mcast_mac_set(&adapter->ctrl,
-				adapter->if_handle, &mac_addr[0][0], i, false);
-			i = 0;
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	if (i) {
-		/* reset the promiscuous mode also. */
-		be_cmd_mcast_mac_set(&adapter->ctrl,
-			adapter->if_handle, &mac_addr[0][0], i, false);
-	}
-}
-
 static void be_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct be_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl = &adapter->ctrl;
 
 	if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
-		be_cmd_promiscuous_config(&adapter->ctrl, adapter->port_num, 1);
-	} else {
-		be_cmd_promiscuous_config(&adapter->ctrl, adapter->port_num, 0);
-		be_set_multicast_filter(netdev);
+		be_cmd_promiscuous_config(ctrl, adapter->port_num, 1);
+		adapter->promiscuous = true;
+		goto done;
 	}
+
+	/* BE was previously in promiscous mode; disable it */
+	if (adapter->promiscuous) {
+		adapter->promiscuous = false;
+		be_cmd_promiscuous_config(ctrl, adapter->port_num, 0);
+	}
+
+	if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
+		be_cmd_multicast_set(ctrl, adapter->if_handle, NULL, 0);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	be_cmd_multicast_set(ctrl, adapter->if_handle, netdev->mc_list,
+		netdev->mc_count);
+done:
+	return;
 }
 
 static void be_rx_rate_update(struct be_adapter *adapter)