spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
        }
 
-       i40e_sync_vsi_filters(vsi, false);
        ether_addr_copy(netdev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data);
-
+       /* schedule our worker thread which will take care of
+        * applying the new filter changes
+        */
+       i40e_service_event_schedule(vsi->back);
        return 0;
 }
 
                         */
                        if (pf->cur_promisc != cur_promisc) {
                                pf->cur_promisc = cur_promisc;
-                               if (grab_rtnl)
-                                       i40e_do_reset_safe(pf,
-                                               BIT(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED));
-                               else
-                                       i40e_do_reset(pf,
-                                               BIT(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED));
+                               set_bit(__I40E_PF_RESET_REQUESTED, &pf->state);
                        }
                } else {
                        ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_unicast_promiscuous(
                }
        }
 
-       /* Make sure to release before sync_vsi_filter because that
-        * function will lock/unlock as necessary
-        */
        spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
 
-       if (test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &vsi->back->state) ||
-           test_bit(__I40E_RESET_RECOVERY_PENDING, &vsi->back->state))
-               return 0;
-
-       return i40e_sync_vsi_filters(vsi, false);
+       /* schedule our worker thread which will take care of
+        * applying the new filter changes
+        */
+       i40e_service_event_schedule(vsi->back);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
                }
        }
 
-       /* Make sure to release before sync_vsi_filter because that
-        * function with lock/unlock as necessary
-        */
        spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
 
-       if (test_bit(__I40E_DOWN, &vsi->back->state) ||
-           test_bit(__I40E_RESET_RECOVERY_PENDING, &vsi->back->state))
-               return 0;
-
-       return i40e_sync_vsi_filters(vsi, false);
+       /* schedule our worker thread which will take care of
+        * applying the new filter changes
+        */
+       i40e_service_event_schedule(vsi->back);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
                netif_set_xps_queue(ring->netdev, mask, ring->queue_index);
                free_cpumask_var(mask);
        }
+
+       /* schedule our worker thread which will take care of
+        * applying the new filter changes
+        */
+       i40e_service_event_schedule(vsi->back);
 }
 
 /**