__I40E_RESET_FAILED,
        __I40E_PORT_SUSPENDED,
        __I40E_VF_DISABLE,
+       __I40E_MACVLAN_SYNC_PENDING,
        /* This must be last as it determines the size of the BITMAP */
        __I40E_STATE_SIZE__,
 };
 #define I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED                 BIT_ULL(2)
 #define I40E_FLAG_RSS_ENABLED                  BIT_ULL(3)
 #define I40E_FLAG_VMDQ_ENABLED                 BIT_ULL(4)
-#define I40E_FLAG_FILTER_SYNC                  BIT_ULL(5)
+/* Gap for BIT_ULL(5) */
 #define I40E_FLAG_SRIOV_ENABLED                        BIT_ULL(6)
 #define I40E_FLAG_DCB_CAPABLE                  BIT_ULL(7)
 #define I40E_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED                  BIT_ULL(8)
 
                hash_add(vsi->mac_filter_hash, &f->hlist, key);
 
                vsi->flags |= I40E_VSI_FLAG_FILTER_CHANGED;
-               vsi->back->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FILTER_SYNC;
+               set_bit(__I40E_MACVLAN_SYNC_PENDING, vsi->back->state);
        }
 
        /* If we're asked to add a filter that has been marked for removal, it
        }
 
        vsi->flags |= I40E_VSI_FLAG_FILTER_CHANGED;
-       vsi->back->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FILTER_SYNC;
+       set_bit(__I40E_MACVLAN_SYNC_PENDING, vsi->state);
 }
 
 /**
        /* check for other flag changes */
        if (vsi->current_netdev_flags != vsi->netdev->flags) {
                vsi->flags |= I40E_VSI_FLAG_FILTER_CHANGED;
-               vsi->back->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FILTER_SYNC;
+               set_bit(__I40E_MACVLAN_SYNC_PENDING, vsi->back->state);
        }
 }
 
 {
        int v;
 
-       if (!pf || !(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_FILTER_SYNC))
+       if (!pf)
+               return;
+       if (!test_and_clear_bit(__I40E_MACVLAN_SYNC_PENDING, pf->state))
                return;
-       pf->flags &= ~I40E_FLAG_FILTER_SYNC;
 
        for (v = 0; v < pf->num_alloc_vsi; v++) {
                if (pf->vsi[v] &&
 
                        if (ret) {
                                /* come back and try again later */
-                               pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FILTER_SYNC;
+                               set_bit(__I40E_MACVLAN_SYNC_PENDING,
+                                       pf->state);
                                break;
                        }
                }
 
        if (f_count) {
                vsi->flags |= I40E_VSI_FLAG_FILTER_CHANGED;
-               pf->flags |= I40E_FLAG_FILTER_SYNC;
+               set_bit(__I40E_MACVLAN_SYNC_PENDING, pf->state);
        }
 
        /* Update VSI BW information */