diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
index bc9b01376e80..1d0b64bd1e1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac1000_core.c
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ static void dwmac1000_set_filter(struct mac_device_info *hw,
 		value = GMAC_FRAME_FILTER_PR | GMAC_FRAME_FILTER_PCF;
 	} else if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
 		value = GMAC_FRAME_FILTER_PM;	/* pass all multi */
+	} else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev) && (mcbitslog2 == 0)) {
+		/* Fall back to all multicast if we've no filter */
+		value = GMAC_FRAME_FILTER_PM;
 	} else if (!netdev_mc_empty(dev)) {
 		struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;