diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
index 1638468be5a3cfe8e0d8586d72a3ec05f4c8e90f..7d5c65ea94e6213723ecb7a98f8222d6fa727daf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ static void carl9170_op_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	 * then checking the error flags, later.
 	 */
 
-	if (changed_flags & FIF_ALLMULTI && *new_flags & FIF_ALLMULTI)
+	if (*new_flags & FIF_ALLMULTI)
 		multicast = ~0ULL;
 
 	if (multicast != ar->cur_mc_hash)