diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 80e3a65b44229df1d11b469a9d889545ab4a7192..f8df8bd7fcbe82bc6d590b0c2fa7a17681e6326e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -2484,7 +2484,7 @@ e1000_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev)
 		} else {
 			rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_MPE;
 		}
-		if (adapter->vlgrp && adapter->hw.mac_type != e1000_ich8lan)
+		if (adapter->hw.mac_type != e1000_ich8lan)
 			rctl |= E1000_RCTL_VFE;
 	}
 
@@ -4967,8 +4967,6 @@ e1000_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 		if (adapter->hw.mac_type != e1000_ich8lan) {
 			/* enable VLAN receive filtering */
 			rctl = E1000_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, RCTL);
-			if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC))
-				rctl |= E1000_RCTL_VFE;
 			rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_CFIEN;
 			E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, RCTL, rctl);
 			e1000_update_mng_vlan(adapter);
@@ -4980,10 +4978,6 @@ e1000_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 		E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, CTRL, ctrl);
 
 		if (adapter->hw.mac_type != e1000_ich8lan) {
-			/* disable VLAN filtering */
-			rctl = E1000_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, RCTL);
-			rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_VFE;
-			E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, RCTL, rctl);
 			if (adapter->mng_vlan_id !=
 			    (u16)E1000_MNG_VLAN_NONE) {
 				e1000_vlan_rx_kill_vid(netdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 3fe60268737a6e91f37220b51bd2d3b6a88d2d42..be5953385bf66b8f9354d2b91839d5e3d7a0278f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -1792,8 +1792,6 @@ static void e1000_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev,
 		if (adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_HW_VLAN_FILTER) {
 			/* enable VLAN receive filtering */
 			rctl = er32(RCTL);
-			if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC))
-				rctl |= E1000_RCTL_VFE;
 			rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_CFIEN;
 			ew32(RCTL, rctl);
 			e1000_update_mng_vlan(adapter);
@@ -1805,10 +1803,6 @@ static void e1000_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev,
 		ew32(CTRL, ctrl);
 
 		if (adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_HW_VLAN_FILTER) {
-			/* disable VLAN filtering */
-			rctl = er32(RCTL);
-			rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_VFE;
-			ew32(RCTL, rctl);
 			if (adapter->mng_vlan_id !=
 			    (u16)E1000_MNG_VLAN_NONE) {
 				e1000_vlan_rx_kill_vid(netdev,
@@ -2239,7 +2233,7 @@ static void e1000_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 		} else {
 			rctl &= ~(E1000_RCTL_UPE | E1000_RCTL_MPE);
 		}
-		if (adapter->vlgrp && adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_HW_VLAN_FILTER)
+		if (adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_HW_VLAN_FILTER)
 			rctl |= E1000_RCTL_VFE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 1ab8e3ec9e561caab87e19cc9264a04bd59c2d9d..74dc43e292617e70174a155a647dda306ede25d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2277,8 +2277,7 @@ static void igb_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 			rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_UPE;
 		} else
 			rctl &= ~(E1000_RCTL_UPE | E1000_RCTL_MPE);
-		if (adapter->vlgrp)
-			rctl |= E1000_RCTL_VFE;
+		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_VFE;
 	}
 	wr32(E1000_RCTL, rctl);
 
@@ -4224,8 +4223,6 @@ static void igb_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 		/* enable VLAN receive filtering */
 		rctl = rd32(E1000_RCTL);
-		if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC))
-			rctl |= E1000_RCTL_VFE;
 		rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_CFIEN;
 		wr32(E1000_RCTL, rctl);
 		igb_update_mng_vlan(adapter);
@@ -4237,10 +4234,6 @@ static void igb_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev,
 		ctrl &= ~E1000_CTRL_VME;
 		wr32(E1000_CTRL, ctrl);
 
-		/* disable VLAN filtering */
-		rctl = rd32(E1000_RCTL);
-		rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_VFE;
-		wr32(E1000_RCTL, rctl);
 		if (adapter->mng_vlan_id != (u16)IGB_MNG_VLAN_NONE) {
 			igb_vlan_rx_kill_vid(netdev, adapter->mng_vlan_id);
 			adapter->mng_vlan_id = IGB_MNG_VLAN_NONE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index ec95cd4ea58851bf36fd6ff382033745de84aec5..aa75385cd6c7ca67bfbc7c851db2101f986dd965 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1061,8 +1061,7 @@ ixgb_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 		} else {
 			rctl &= ~(IXGB_RCTL_UPE | IXGB_RCTL_MPE);
 		}
-		if (adapter->vlgrp)
-			rctl |= IXGB_RCTL_VFE;
+		rctl |= IXGB_RCTL_VFE;
 	}
 
 	if (netdev->mc_count > IXGB_MAX_NUM_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES) {
@@ -2109,8 +2108,6 @@ ixgb_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 		/* enable VLAN receive filtering */
 
 		rctl = IXGB_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, RCTL);
-		if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC))
-			rctl |= IXGB_RCTL_VFE;
 		rctl &= ~IXGB_RCTL_CFIEN;
 		IXGB_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, RCTL, rctl);
 	} else {
@@ -2119,12 +2116,6 @@ ixgb_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev, struct vlan_group *grp)
 		ctrl = IXGB_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, CTRL0);
 		ctrl &= ~IXGB_CTRL0_VME;
 		IXGB_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, CTRL0, ctrl);
-
-		/* disable VLAN filtering */
-
-		rctl = IXGB_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, RCTL);
-		rctl &= ~IXGB_RCTL_VFE;
-		IXGB_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, RCTL, rctl);
 	}
 
 	/* don't enable interrupts unless we are UP */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index afe3a1cdfdbd66f6c7979af5ab82e1eaba820a14..7d8bf94d3783d0a43d455f7fdae4c36c1205bda6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -1575,8 +1575,6 @@ static void ixgbe_vlan_rx_register(struct net_device *netdev,
 		/* enable VLAN tag insert/strip */
 		ctrl = IXGBE_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL);
 		ctrl |= IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VME;
-		if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC))
-			ctrl |= IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VFE;
 		ctrl &= ~IXGBE_VLNCTRL_CFIEN;
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, IXGBE_VLNCTRL, ctrl);
 	}
@@ -1655,8 +1653,7 @@ static void ixgbe_set_multi(struct net_device *netdev)
 		} else {
 			fctrl &= ~(IXGBE_FCTRL_UPE | IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE);
 		}
-		if (adapter->vlgrp)
-			fctrl |= IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VFE;
+		fctrl |= IXGBE_VLNCTRL_VFE;
 	}
 
 	IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_FCTRL, fctrl);