#define QLCNIC_TAGGING_ENABLED         0x100
 #define QLCNIC_MACSPOOF                        0x200
 #define QLCNIC_MAC_OVERRIDE_DISABLED   0x400
+#define QLCNIC_PROMISC_DISABLED                0x800
 #define QLCNIC_IS_MSI_FAMILY(adapter) \
        ((adapter)->flags & (QLCNIC_MSI_ENABLED | QLCNIC_MSIX_ENABLED))
 
 
        qlcnic_nic_add_mac(adapter, bcast_addr);
 
        if (netdev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
-               mode = VPORT_MISS_MODE_ACCEPT_ALL;
+               if (!(adapter->flags & QLCNIC_PROMISC_DISABLED))
+                       mode = VPORT_MISS_MODE_ACCEPT_ALL;
                goto send_fw_cmd;
        }
 
 
 qlcnic_set_eswitch_port_features(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
                struct qlcnic_esw_func_cfg *esw_cfg)
 {
-       adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_MACSPOOF;
-       adapter->flags &= ~QLCNIC_MAC_OVERRIDE_DISABLED;
+       adapter->flags &= ~(QLCNIC_MACSPOOF | QLCNIC_MAC_OVERRIDE_DISABLED |
+                               QLCNIC_PROMISC_DISABLED);
 
        if (esw_cfg->mac_anti_spoof)
                adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_MACSPOOF;
        if (!esw_cfg->mac_override)
                adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_MAC_OVERRIDE_DISABLED;
 
+       if (!esw_cfg->promisc_mode)
+               adapter->flags |= QLCNIC_PROMISC_DISABLED;
+
        qlcnic_set_netdev_features(adapter, esw_cfg);
 }
 
                esw_cfg.pci_func = i;
                esw_cfg.offload_flags = BIT_0;
                esw_cfg.mac_override = BIT_0;
+               esw_cfg.promisc_mode = BIT_0;
                if (adapter->capabilities  & QLCNIC_FW_CAPABILITY_TSO)
                        esw_cfg.offload_flags |= (BIT_1 | BIT_2);
                if (qlcnic_config_switch_port(adapter, &esw_cfg))
                                                QLCNIC_NON_PRIV_FUNC) {
                                esw_cfg[i].mac_anti_spoof = 0;
                                esw_cfg[i].mac_override = 1;
+                               esw_cfg[i].promisc_mode = 1;
                        }
                        break;
                case QLCNIC_ADD_VLAN: