diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
index 0db3bd1ea06f..cd538d5a7986 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ struct rndis_device {
 	struct list_head req_list;
 
 	struct work_struct mcast_work;
+	u32 filter;
 
 	bool link_state;        /* 0 - link up, 1 - link down */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index cdb78eefab67..faea0be18924 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -89,15 +89,20 @@ static void netvsc_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *net, int change)
 static void netvsc_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *net)
 {
 	struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
-	struct net_device *vf_netdev = rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->vf_netdev);
-	struct netvsc_device *nvdev = rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->nvdev);
+	struct net_device *vf_netdev;
+	struct netvsc_device *nvdev;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	vf_netdev = rcu_dereference(ndev_ctx->vf_netdev);
 	if (vf_netdev) {
 		dev_uc_sync(vf_netdev, net);
 		dev_mc_sync(vf_netdev, net);
 	}
 
-	rndis_filter_update(nvdev);
+	nvdev = rcu_dereference(ndev_ctx->nvdev);
+	if (nvdev)
+		rndis_filter_update(nvdev);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static int netvsc_open(struct net_device *net)
@@ -1846,8 +1851,12 @@ static void __netvsc_vf_setup(struct net_device *ndev,
 
 	/* set multicast etc flags on VF */
 	dev_change_flags(vf_netdev, ndev->flags | IFF_SLAVE);
+
+	/* sync address list from ndev to VF */
+	netif_addr_lock_bh(ndev);
 	dev_uc_sync(vf_netdev, ndev);
 	dev_mc_sync(vf_netdev, ndev);
+	netif_addr_unlock_bh(ndev);
 
 	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
 		ret = dev_open(vf_netdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
index 8927c483c217..00ec80c23fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -825,13 +825,15 @@ static int rndis_filter_set_packet_filter(struct rndis_device *dev,
 	struct rndis_set_request *set;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (dev->filter == new_filter)
+		return 0;
+
 	request = get_rndis_request(dev, RNDIS_MSG_SET,
 			RNDIS_MESSAGE_SIZE(struct rndis_set_request) +
 			sizeof(u32));
 	if (!request)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-
 	/* Setup the rndis set */
 	set = &request->request_msg.msg.set_req;
 	set->oid = RNDIS_OID_GEN_CURRENT_PACKET_FILTER;
@@ -842,8 +844,10 @@ static int rndis_filter_set_packet_filter(struct rndis_device *dev,
 	       &new_filter, sizeof(u32));
 
 	ret = rndis_filter_send_request(dev, request);
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if (ret == 0) {
 		wait_for_completion(&request->wait_event);
+		dev->filter = new_filter;
+	}
 
 	put_rndis_request(dev, request);
 
@@ -861,9 +865,9 @@ static void rndis_set_multicast(struct work_struct *w)
 		filter = NDIS_PACKET_TYPE_PROMISCUOUS;
 	} else {
 		if (flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
-			flags |= NDIS_PACKET_TYPE_ALL_MULTICAST;
+			filter |= NDIS_PACKET_TYPE_ALL_MULTICAST;
 		if (flags & IFF_BROADCAST)
-			flags |= NDIS_PACKET_TYPE_BROADCAST;
+			filter |= NDIS_PACKET_TYPE_BROADCAST;
 	}
 
 	rndis_filter_set_packet_filter(rdev, filter);