diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 34bca16d48a6663c4a8bb919d8ee77bd591b4171..53f41b649f03638dccbb40a3180b8d8e35e773ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -1636,16 +1636,17 @@ static void ixgbe_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct dev_mc_list *mc_ptr;
 	u8 *mta_list;
-	u32 fctrl;
+	u32 fctrl, vlnctrl;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Check for Promiscuous and All Multicast modes */
 
 	fctrl = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_FCTRL);
+	vlnctrl = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL);
 
 	if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
 		fctrl |= (IXGBE_FCTRL_UPE | IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE);
-		fctrl &= ~IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VFE;
+		vlnctrl &= ~IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VFE;
 	} else {
 		if (netdev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
 			fctrl |= IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE;
@@ -1653,10 +1654,11 @@ static void ixgbe_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 		} else {
 			fctrl &= ~(IXGBE_FCTRL_UPE | IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE);
 		}
-		fctrl |= IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VFE;
+		vlnctrl |= IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VFE;
 	}
 
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_FCTRL, fctrl);
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL, vlnctrl);
 
 	if (netdev->mc_count) {
 		mta_list = kcalloc(netdev->mc_count, ETH_ALEN, GFP_ATOMIC);