diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 791456122039..fa19dc539c6c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 016f97b11b3c7fe834260150d0f9cb36d06b2eb8
+refs/heads/master: 1610c79f1e9545d0a64dc6bb4f9affdfcf1d5726
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index bd8332cbf619..03fe7cde2e61 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -1540,6 +1540,13 @@ int be_cmd_rx_filter(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 flags, u32 value)
 
 		req->if_flags_mask = req->if_flags =
 				cpu_to_le32(BE_IF_FLAGS_MULTICAST);
+
+		/* Reset mcast promisc mode if already set by setting mask
+		 * and not setting flags field
+		 */
+		req->if_flags_mask |=
+				cpu_to_le32(BE_IF_FLAGS_MCAST_PROMISCUOUS);
+
 		req->mcast_num = cpu_to_le32(netdev_mc_count(adapter->netdev));
 		netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, adapter->netdev)
 			memcpy(req->mcast_mac[i++].byte, ha->addr, ETH_ALEN);