diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 220937ba4e59..84044ed1914d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -3845,6 +3845,36 @@ static void ixgbe_restore_vlan(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		ixgbe_vlan_rx_add_vid(adapter->netdev, htons(ETH_P_8021Q), vid);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ixgbe_write_mc_addr_list - write multicast addresses to MTA
+ * @netdev: network interface device structure
+ *
+ * Writes multicast address list to the MTA hash table.
+ * Returns: -ENOMEM on failure
+ *                0 on no addresses written
+ *                X on writing X addresses to MTA
+ **/
+static int ixgbe_write_mc_addr_list(struct net_device *netdev)
+{
+	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
+
+	if (!netif_running(netdev))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (hw->mac.ops.update_mc_addr_list)
+		hw->mac.ops.update_mc_addr_list(hw, netdev);
+	else
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
+	if (adapter->num_vfs)
+		ixgbe_restore_vf_multicasts(adapter);
+#endif
+
+	return netdev_mc_count(netdev);
+}
+
 /**
  * ixgbe_write_uc_addr_list - write unicast addresses to RAR table
  * @netdev: network interface device structure
@@ -3908,7 +3938,6 @@ void ixgbe_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
 	int count;
 
 	/* Check for Promiscuous and All Multicast modes */
-
 	fctrl = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_FCTRL);
 	vlnctrl = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL);
 
@@ -3924,7 +3953,7 @@ void ixgbe_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
 	if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
 		hw->addr_ctrl.user_set_promisc = true;
 		fctrl |= (IXGBE_FCTRL_UPE | IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE);
-		vmolr |= (IXGBE_VMOLR_ROPE | IXGBE_VMOLR_MPE);
+		vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_MPE;
 		/* Only disable hardware filter vlans in promiscuous mode
 		 * if SR-IOV and VMDQ are disabled - otherwise ensure
 		 * that hardware VLAN filters remain enabled.
@@ -3956,11 +3985,13 @@ void ixgbe_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
 	 * then we should just turn on promiscuous mode so
 	 * that we can at least receive multicast traffic
 	 */
-	hw->mac.ops.update_mc_addr_list(hw, netdev);
-	vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_ROMPE;
-
-	if (adapter->num_vfs)
-		ixgbe_restore_vf_multicasts(adapter);
+	count = ixgbe_write_mc_addr_list(netdev);
+	if (count < 0) {
+		fctrl |= IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE;
+		vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_MPE;
+	} else if (count) {
+		vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_ROMPE;
+	}
 
 	if (hw->mac.type != ixgbe_mac_82598EB) {
 		vmolr |= IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(VMDQ_P(0))) &
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index e6c68d396c99..2885cb05e565 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_multicasts(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	u32 vector_bit;
 	u32 vector_reg;
 	u32 mta_reg;
+	u32 vmolr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(vf));
 
 	/* only so many hash values supported */
 	entries = min(entries, IXGBE_MAX_VF_MC_ENTRIES);
@@ -353,10 +354,13 @@ static int ixgbe_set_vf_multicasts(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		mta_reg |= (1 << vector_bit);
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MTA(vector_reg), mta_reg);
 	}
+	vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_ROMPE;
+	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(vf), vmolr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
 static void ixgbe_restore_vf_macvlans(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
@@ -382,6 +386,7 @@ void ixgbe_restore_vf_multicasts(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	u32 mta_reg;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_vfs; i++) {
+		u32 vmolr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(i));
 		vfinfo = &adapter->vfinfo[i];
 		for (j = 0; j < vfinfo->num_vf_mc_hashes; j++) {
 			hw->addr_ctrl.mta_in_use++;
@@ -391,11 +396,18 @@ void ixgbe_restore_vf_multicasts(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 			mta_reg |= (1 << vector_bit);
 			IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_MTA(vector_reg), mta_reg);
 		}
+
+		if (vfinfo->num_vf_mc_hashes)
+			vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_ROMPE;
+		else
+			vmolr &= ~IXGBE_VMOLR_ROMPE;
+		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(i), vmolr);
 	}
 
 	/* Restore any VF macvlans */
 	ixgbe_restore_vf_macvlans(adapter);
 }
+#endif
 
 static int ixgbe_set_vf_vlan(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, int add, int vid,
 			     u32 vf)
@@ -495,8 +507,7 @@ static s32 ixgbe_set_vf_lpe(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter, u32 *msgbuf, u32 vf)
 static void ixgbe_set_vmolr(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 vf, bool aupe)
 {
 	u32 vmolr = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_VMOLR(vf));
-	vmolr |= (IXGBE_VMOLR_ROMPE |
-		  IXGBE_VMOLR_BAM);
+	vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_BAM;
 	if (aupe)
 		vmolr |= IXGBE_VMOLR_AUPE;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h
index 139eaddfb2ed..cea640147604 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.h
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
  */
 #define IXGBE_MAX_VFS_DRV_LIMIT  (IXGBE_MAX_VF_FUNCTIONS - 1)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
 void ixgbe_restore_vf_multicasts(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
+#endif
 void ixgbe_msg_task(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);
 int ixgbe_vf_configuration(struct pci_dev *pdev, unsigned int event_mask);
 void ixgbe_disable_tx_rx(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter);