diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
index a6e9c89c802abb9861af9db59ca02e02ae01b719..9abdfb84697cc2f478eaadb12fbf47716b188329 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ static void rt2400pci_config_filter(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, RXCSR0_DROP_NOT_TO_ME,
 			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, RXCSR0_DROP_TODS,
-			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
+			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS) &&
+			   !rt2x00dev->intf_ap_count);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, RXCSR0_DROP_VERSION_ERROR, 1);
 	rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, RXCSR0, reg);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
index 1bdb873b65f284fd97b3489d0a47efb6c8c0ef28..54c9a75b549b169cbe11c93081037026f9430fdf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ static void rt2500pci_config_filter(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, RXCSR0_DROP_NOT_TO_ME,
 			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, RXCSR0_DROP_TODS,
-			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
+			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS) &&
+			   !rt2x00dev->intf_ap_count);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, RXCSR0_DROP_VERSION_ERROR, 1);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, RXCSR0_DROP_MCAST,
 			   !(filter_flags & FIF_ALLMULTI));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index f5c18f011e9352ca37ebc9b5a55c5cc5dd83971b..28fdf191e956190e6025a27c0bcff565d86cfcb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ static void rt2500usb_config_filter(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	rt2x00_set_field16(&reg, TXRX_CSR2_DROP_NOT_TO_ME,
 			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
 	rt2x00_set_field16(&reg, TXRX_CSR2_DROP_TODS,
-			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
+			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS) &&
+			   !rt2x00dev->intf_ap_count);
 	rt2x00_set_field16(&reg, TXRX_CSR2_DROP_VERSION_ERROR, 1);
 	rt2x00_set_field16(&reg, TXRX_CSR2_DROP_MULTICAST,
 			   !(filter_flags & FIF_ALLMULTI));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
index a0adf5a04aa0f6f553f4343d786e9e80c2ec4e4a..dc70e7aedfffbe2d442daf3be68803c8db43254b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ int rt2x00mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	 */
 	rt2x00lib_config_intf(rt2x00dev, intf, conf->type, intf->mac, NULL);
 
+	/*
+	 * Some filters depend on the current working mode. We can force
+	 * an update during the next configure_filter() run by mac80211 by
+	 * resetting the current packet_filter state.
+	 */
+	rt2x00dev->packet_filter = 0;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00mac_add_interface);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 0d2e6f7dd69272e0f8b8fbbe2b0841310bf632fa..c5c625143335a0d52765d959e98b609a365fad9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ static void rt61pci_config_filter(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR0_DROP_NOT_TO_ME,
 			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR0_DROP_TO_DS,
-			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
+			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS) &&
+			   !rt2x00dev->intf_ap_count);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR0_DROP_VERSION_ERROR, 1);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR0_DROP_MULTICAST,
 			   !(filter_flags & FIF_ALLMULTI));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index b3c8462234321418ebd397765686f377239f9d37..796cf2990b72fdc690cf9d07bfb2f772d64ef191 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ static void rt73usb_config_filter(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR0_DROP_NOT_TO_ME,
 			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR0_DROP_TO_DS,
-			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS));
+			   !(filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS) &&
+			   !rt2x00dev->intf_ap_count);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR0_DROP_VERSION_ERROR, 1);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR0_DROP_MULTICAST,
 			   !(filter_flags & FIF_ALLMULTI));