diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
index 0ed4d67308d7..fe1e4c4c17c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
@@ -1346,6 +1346,7 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_priv {
 	u32 rege9c;
 	u32 regeb4;
 	u32 regebc;
+	u32 regrcr;
 	int next_mbox;
 	int nr_out_eps;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index deef1c09de31..004778faf3d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -4045,6 +4045,7 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_init_device(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		RCR_ACCEPT_MGMT_FRAME | RCR_HTC_LOC_CTRL |
 		RCR_APPEND_PHYSTAT | RCR_APPEND_ICV | RCR_APPEND_MIC;
 	rtl8xxxu_write32(priv, REG_RCR, val32);
+	priv->regrcr = val32;
 
 	/*
 	 * Accept all multicast
@@ -5999,7 +6000,7 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				      unsigned int *total_flags, u64 multicast)
 {
 	struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv = hw->priv;
-	u32 rcr = rtl8xxxu_read32(priv, REG_RCR);
+	u32 rcr = priv->regrcr;
 
 	dev_dbg(&priv->udev->dev, "%s: changed_flags %08x, total_flags %08x\n",
 		__func__, changed_flags, *total_flags);
@@ -6045,6 +6046,7 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	 */
 
 	rtl8xxxu_write32(priv, REG_RCR, rcr);
+	priv->regrcr = rcr;
 
 	*total_flags &= (FIF_ALLMULTI | FIF_FCSFAIL | FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC |
 			 FIF_CONTROL | FIF_OTHER_BSS | FIF_PSPOLL |