static int dsa_slave_sync_uc(struct net_device *dev,
                             const unsigned char *addr)
 {
+       struct net_device *master = dsa_slave_to_master(dev);
+       struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
+
+       dev_uc_add(master, addr);
+
+       if (!dsa_switch_supports_uc_filtering(dp->ds))
+               return 0;
+
        return dsa_slave_schedule_standalone_work(dev, DSA_UC_ADD, addr, 0);
 }
 
 static int dsa_slave_unsync_uc(struct net_device *dev,
                               const unsigned char *addr)
 {
+       struct net_device *master = dsa_slave_to_master(dev);
+       struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
+
+       dev_uc_del(master, addr);
+
+       if (!dsa_switch_supports_uc_filtering(dp->ds))
+               return 0;
+
        return dsa_slave_schedule_standalone_work(dev, DSA_UC_DEL, addr, 0);
 }
 
 static int dsa_slave_sync_mc(struct net_device *dev,
                             const unsigned char *addr)
 {
+       struct net_device *master = dsa_slave_to_master(dev);
+       struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
+
+       dev_mc_add(master, addr);
+
+       if (!dsa_switch_supports_mc_filtering(dp->ds))
+               return 0;
+
        return dsa_slave_schedule_standalone_work(dev, DSA_MC_ADD, addr, 0);
 }
 
 static int dsa_slave_unsync_mc(struct net_device *dev,
                               const unsigned char *addr)
 {
+       struct net_device *master = dsa_slave_to_master(dev);
+       struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
+
+       dev_mc_del(master, addr);
+
+       if (!dsa_switch_supports_mc_filtering(dp->ds))
+               return 0;
+
        return dsa_slave_schedule_standalone_work(dev, DSA_MC_DEL, addr, 0);
 }
 
 
 static void dsa_slave_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-       struct net_device *master = dsa_slave_to_master(dev);
-       struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_slave_to_port(dev);
-       struct dsa_switch *ds = dp->ds;
-
-       dev_mc_sync(master, dev);
-       dev_uc_sync(master, dev);
-       if (dsa_switch_supports_mc_filtering(ds))
-               __dev_mc_sync(dev, dsa_slave_sync_mc, dsa_slave_unsync_mc);
-       if (dsa_switch_supports_uc_filtering(ds))
-               __dev_uc_sync(dev, dsa_slave_sync_uc, dsa_slave_unsync_uc);
+       __dev_mc_sync(dev, dsa_slave_sync_mc, dsa_slave_unsync_mc);
+       __dev_uc_sync(dev, dsa_slave_sync_uc, dsa_slave_unsync_uc);
 }
 
 static int dsa_slave_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *a)