diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index c851cf6e01c43664e0c624fad6b3e23b47746e5a..c3cf992ca985e2a739106cd959b737c8924b2b53 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ struct qeth_card {
 	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(mac_htable, 4);
 	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(ip_htable, 4);
 	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(ip_mc_htable, 4);
+	struct work_struct rx_mode_work;
 	struct work_struct kernel_thread_starter;
 	spinlock_t thread_mask_lock;
 	unsigned long thread_start_mask;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index c3067fd3bd9ee47ad79d106cd3b17067ea91fbf3..437a399d5557bf6b8ef934f8f5d66ce3cb8700db 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_remove_mac(struct qeth_card *card, u8 *mac)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static void qeth_l2_del_all_macs(struct qeth_card *card)
+static void qeth_l2_drain_rx_mode_cache(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
 	struct qeth_mac *mac;
 	struct hlist_node *tmp;
@@ -292,8 +292,10 @@ static void qeth_l2_stop_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 
 	qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0, 1);
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&card->rx_mode_work);
+	qeth_l2_drain_rx_mode_cache(card);
+
 	if (card->state == CARD_STATE_SOFTSETUP) {
-		qeth_l2_del_all_macs(card);
 		qeth_clear_ipacmd_list(card);
 		card->state = CARD_STATE_HARDSETUP;
 	}
@@ -515,9 +517,11 @@ static void qeth_l2_add_mac(struct qeth_card *card, struct netdev_hw_addr *ha)
 	hash_add(card->mac_htable, &mac->hnode, mac_hash);
 }
 
-static void qeth_l2_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+static void qeth_l2_rx_mode_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
+	struct qeth_card *card = container_of(work, struct qeth_card,
+					      rx_mode_work);
+	struct net_device *dev = card->dev;
 	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
 	struct qeth_mac *mac;
 	struct hlist_node *tmp;
@@ -528,10 +532,12 @@ static void qeth_l2_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&card->mclock);
 
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
 	netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, dev)
 		qeth_l2_add_mac(card, ha);
 	netdev_for_each_uc_addr(ha, dev)
 		qeth_l2_add_mac(card, ha);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
 
 	hash_for_each_safe(card->mac_htable, i, tmp, mac, hnode) {
 		switch (mac->disp_flag) {
@@ -653,6 +659,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_probe_device(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	}
 
 	hash_init(card->mac_htable);
+	INIT_WORK(&card->rx_mode_work, qeth_l2_rx_mode_work);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -673,6 +680,13 @@ static void qeth_l2_remove_device(struct ccwgroup_device *cgdev)
 		unregister_netdev(card->dev);
 }
 
+static void qeth_l2_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
+
+	schedule_work(&card->rx_mode_work);
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops qeth_l2_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open		= qeth_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= qeth_stop,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 53712cf2640659cb0da642ba1dc05bb03e6567ec..b6df38f092e6304a7cd829d613b374617232fa36 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -268,6 +268,20 @@ static int qeth_l3_add_ip(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_ipaddr *tmp_addr)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static void qeth_l3_drain_rx_mode_cache(struct qeth_card *card)
+{
+	struct qeth_ipaddr *addr;
+	struct hlist_node *tmp;
+	int i;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&card->mclock);
+	hash_for_each_safe(card->ip_mc_htable, i, tmp, addr, hnode) {
+		hash_del(&addr->hnode);
+		kfree(addr);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&card->mclock);
+}
+
 static void qeth_l3_clear_ip_htable(struct qeth_card *card, int recover)
 {
 	struct qeth_ipaddr *addr;
@@ -288,18 +302,8 @@ static void qeth_l3_clear_ip_htable(struct qeth_card *card, int recover)
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&card->mclock);
-
-	hash_for_each_safe(card->ip_mc_htable, i, tmp, addr, hnode) {
-		hash_del(&addr->hnode);
-		kfree(addr);
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_bh(&card->mclock);
-
-
 }
+
 static void qeth_l3_recover_ip(struct qeth_card *card)
 {
 	struct qeth_ipaddr *addr;
@@ -1413,6 +1417,9 @@ static void qeth_l3_stop_card(struct qeth_card *card)
 
 	qeth_set_allowed_threads(card, 0, 1);
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&card->rx_mode_work);
+	qeth_l3_drain_rx_mode_cache(card);
+
 	if (card->options.sniffer &&
 	    (card->info.promisc_mode == SET_PROMISC_MODE_ON))
 		qeth_diags_trace(card, QETH_DIAGS_CMD_TRACE_DISABLE);
@@ -1466,9 +1473,10 @@ qeth_l3_handle_promisc_mode(struct qeth_card *card)
 	}
 }
 
-static void qeth_l3_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+static void qeth_l3_rx_mode_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
+	struct qeth_card *card = container_of(work, struct qeth_card,
+					      rx_mode_work);
 	struct qeth_ipaddr *addr;
 	struct hlist_node *tmp;
 	int i, rc;
@@ -2101,6 +2109,13 @@ static netdev_tx_t qeth_l3_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
+static void qeth_l3_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct qeth_card *card = dev->ml_priv;
+
+	schedule_work(&card->rx_mode_work);
+}
+
 /*
  * we need NOARP for IPv4 but we want neighbor solicitation for IPv6. Setting
  * NOARP on the netdevice is no option because it also turns off neighbor
@@ -2261,6 +2276,7 @@ static int qeth_l3_probe_device(struct ccwgroup_device *gdev)
 	}
 
 	hash_init(card->ip_mc_htable);
+	INIT_WORK(&card->rx_mode_work, qeth_l3_rx_mode_work);
 	return 0;
 }