u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 
        u64 dev_rst_time;
+       u8 mac_learn;
        unsigned long vlans[BITS_TO_LONGS(VLAN_N_VID)];
 
        struct qlcnic_npar_info *npars;
 int qlcnic_validate_max_rss(struct net_device *netdev, u8 max_hw, u8 val);
 int qlcnic_set_max_rss(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u8 data);
 void qlcnic_dev_request_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
+void qlcnic_alloc_lb_filters_mem(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 
 /* Management functions */
 int qlcnic_get_mac_address(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u8*);
 
 static void qlcnic_restore_indev_addr(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long);
 static int qlcnic_start_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 
-static void qlcnic_alloc_lb_filters_mem(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 static void qlcnic_free_lb_filters_mem(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter);
 static void qlcnic_dev_set_npar_ready(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 static int qlcnicvf_config_led(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32, u32);
        adapter->dev_rst_time = jiffies;
        revision_id = pdev->revision;
        adapter->ahw->revision_id = revision_id;
+       adapter->mac_learn = qlcnic_mac_learn;
 
        rwlock_init(&adapter->ahw->crb_lock);
        mutex_init(&adapter->ahw->mem_lock);
                break;
        }
 
-       qlcnic_alloc_lb_filters_mem(adapter);
+       if (adapter->mac_learn)
+               qlcnic_alloc_lb_filters_mem(adapter);
+
        qlcnic_create_diag_entries(adapter);
 
        return 0;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-qlcnic_alloc_lb_filters_mem(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
+void qlcnic_alloc_lb_filters_mem(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
        void *head;
        int i;
 
-       if (!qlcnic_mac_learn)
+       if (adapter->fhash.fmax && adapter->fhash.fhead)
                return;
 
        spin_lock_init(&adapter->mac_learn_lock);
        if (unlikely(qlcnic_tx_pkt(adapter, first_desc, skb)))
                goto unwind_buff;
 
-       if (qlcnic_mac_learn)
+       if (adapter->mac_learn)
                qlcnic_send_filter(adapter, tx_ring, first_desc, skb);
 
        qlcnic_update_cmd_producer(adapter, tx_ring);