diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 7759703a40bcdf76391a3b9965656a12d965d06c..3119ee44b0bfd13efdffd05ca8d8aa176f737cac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -1552,9 +1552,11 @@ static int i40e_set_mac(struct net_device *netdev, void *p)
 		spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
 	}
 
-	i40e_sync_vsi_filters(vsi, false);
 	ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
-
+	/* schedule our worker thread which will take care of
+	 * applying the new filter changes
+	 */
+	i40e_service_event_schedule(vsi->back);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2118,12 +2120,7 @@ int i40e_sync_vsi_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, bool grab_rtnl)
 			 */
 			if (pf->cur_promisc != cur_promisc) {
 				pf->cur_promisc = cur_promisc;
-				if (grab_rtnl)
-					i40e_do_reset_safe(pf,
-						BIT(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED));
-				else
-					i40e_do_reset(pf,
-						BIT(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED));
+				set_bit(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED, &pf->state);
 			}
 		} else {
 			ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_unicast_promiscuous(
@@ -2383,16 +2380,13 @@ int i40e_vsi_add_vlan(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, s16 vid)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Make sure to release before sync_vsi_filter because that
-	 * function will lock/unlock as necessary
-	 */
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
 
-	if (test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &vsi->back->state) ||
-	    test_bit(__I40E_RESET_RECOVERY_PENDING, &vsi->back->state))
-		return 0;
-
-	return i40e_sync_vsi_filters(vsi, false);
+	/* schedule our worker thread which will take care of
+	 * applying the new filter changes
+	 */
+	i40e_service_event_schedule(vsi->back);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2465,16 +2459,13 @@ int i40e_vsi_kill_vlan(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, s16 vid)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Make sure to release before sync_vsi_filter because that
-	 * function with lock/unlock as necessary
-	 */
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
 
-	if (test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &vsi->back->state) ||
-	    test_bit(__I40E_RESET_RECOVERY_PENDING, &vsi->back->state))
-		return 0;
-
-	return i40e_sync_vsi_filters(vsi, false);
+	/* schedule our worker thread which will take care of
+	 * applying the new filter changes
+	 */
+	i40e_service_event_schedule(vsi->back);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2717,6 +2708,11 @@ static void i40e_config_xps_tx_ring(struct i40e_ring *ring)
 		netif_set_xps_queue(ring->netdev, mask, ring->queue_index);
 		free_cpumask_var(mask);
 	}
+
+	/* schedule our worker thread which will take care of
+	 * applying the new filter changes
+	 */
+	i40e_service_event_schedule(vsi->back);
 }
 
 /**