diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 479a7cba45c0..03a351300013 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -528,13 +528,6 @@ fec_restart(struct net_device *ndev, int duplex)
 	/* Clear any outstanding interrupt. */
 	writel(0xffc00000, fep->hwp + FEC_IEVENT);
 
-	/* Setup multicast filter. */
-	set_multicast_list(ndev);
-#ifndef CONFIG_M5272
-	writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_HASH_TABLE_HIGH);
-	writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_HASH_TABLE_LOW);
-#endif
-
 	/* Set maximum receive buffer size. */
 	writel(PKT_MAXBLR_SIZE, fep->hwp + FEC_R_BUFF_SIZE);
 
@@ -655,6 +648,13 @@ fec_restart(struct net_device *ndev, int duplex)
 
 	writel(rcntl, fep->hwp + FEC_R_CNTRL);
 
+	/* Setup multicast filter. */
+	set_multicast_list(ndev);
+#ifndef CONFIG_M5272
+	writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_HASH_TABLE_HIGH);
+	writel(0, fep->hwp + FEC_HASH_TABLE_LOW);
+#endif
+
 	if (id_entry->driver_data & FEC_QUIRK_ENET_MAC) {
 		/* enable ENET endian swap */
 		ecntl |= (1 << 8);