diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index d7b81e4fdd5631c0c537cd971cad3bebb72bb38d..09fea31d3e360da7d79afeb25c399ef6286f4951 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -157,10 +157,16 @@ static int update_filter(struct tap_filter *filter, void __user *arg)
 
 	nexact = n;
 
-	/* The rest is hashed */
+	/* Remaining multicast addresses are hashed,
+	 * unicast will leave the filter disabled. */
 	memset(filter->mask, 0, sizeof(filter->mask));
-	for (; n < uf.count; n++)
+	for (; n < uf.count; n++) {
+		if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(addr[n].u)) {
+			err = 0; /* no filter */
+			goto done;
+		}
 		addr_hash_set(filter->mask, addr[n].u);
+	}
 
 	/* For ALLMULTI just set the mask to all ones.
 	 * This overrides the mask populated above. */