diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 5869bc2c3aa7..9c77e6ab2b30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static void macvlan_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int change)
 	if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
 		if (change & IFF_ALLMULTI)
 			dev_set_allmulti(lowerdev, dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI ? 1 : -1);
-		if (change & IFF_PROMISC)
+		if (!macvlan_passthru(vlan->port) && change & IFF_PROMISC)
 			dev_set_promiscuity(lowerdev,
 					    dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC ? 1 : -1);