diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
index 2cb9c53f93b8..5a7b0aca1d31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static void dwmac4_set_filter(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 	value |= GMAC_PACKET_FILTER_HPF;
 
 	/* Handle multiple unicast addresses */
-	if (netdev_uc_count(dev) > GMAC_MAX_PERFECT_ADDRESSES) {
+	if (netdev_uc_count(dev) > hw->unicast_filter_entries) {
 		/* Switch to promiscuous mode if more than 128 addrs
 		 * are required
 		 */