diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/constants.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/constants.h
index dd00e8f7f76553294f7a4774d3fb070964d12f5c..cb48656a8eafdb2a9208f8466a56fa7acbe5c509 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/constants.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/constants.h
@@ -86,5 +86,6 @@
 #define IWL_MVM_BT_COEX_SYNC2SCO		1
 #define IWL_MVM_BT_COEX_CORUNNING		1
 #define IWL_MVM_BT_COEX_MPLUT			1
+#define IWL_MVM_FW_MCAST_FILTER_PASS_ALL	0
 
 #endif /* __MVM_CONSTANTS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index bcfb03ce46be2b0f198f3acca26d35693c6583d1..089d7b37cf90d2795af6b18e737496f698126290 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -1200,14 +1200,15 @@ static u64 iwl_mvm_prepare_multicast(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_MAC80211_GET_MVM(hw);
 	struct iwl_mcast_filter_cmd *cmd;
 	struct netdev_hw_addr *addr;
-	int addr_count = netdev_hw_addr_list_count(mc_list);
-	bool pass_all = false;
+	int addr_count;
+	bool pass_all;
 	int len;
 
-	if (addr_count > MAX_MCAST_FILTERING_ADDRESSES) {
-		pass_all = true;
+	addr_count = netdev_hw_addr_list_count(mc_list);
+	pass_all = addr_count > MAX_MCAST_FILTERING_ADDRESSES ||
+		   IWL_MVM_FW_MCAST_FILTER_PASS_ALL;
+	if (pass_all)
 		addr_count = 0;
-	}
 
 	len = roundup(sizeof(*cmd) + addr_count * ETH_ALEN, 4);
 	cmd = kzalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);