diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.c
index 7a96b6ee773f..1db57c42333e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_netdev.c
@@ -628,6 +628,8 @@ struct net_device *fbnic_netdev_alloc(struct fbnic_dev *fbd)
 	fbnic_rss_key_fill(fbn->rss_key);
 	fbnic_rss_init_en_mask(fbn);
 
+	netdev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT;
+
 	netdev->features |=
 		NETIF_F_RXHASH |
 		NETIF_F_SG |