diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index b6236ff3dbdd9..270b39c8357f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4175,7 +4175,7 @@ void bond_setup(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(bond_dev, &bond_type);
 
 	/* Initialize the device options */
-	bond_dev->flags |= IFF_MASTER|IFF_MULTICAST;
+	bond_dev->flags |= IFF_MASTER;
 	bond_dev->priv_flags |= IFF_BONDING | IFF_UNICAST_FLT | IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	bond_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE | IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING);