if (!vsi || !macaddr)
                return NULL;
 
+       /* Do not allow broadcast filter to be added since broadcast filter
+        * is added as part of add VSI for any newly created VSI except
+        * FDIR VSI
+        */
+       if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(macaddr))
+               return NULL;
+
        f = i40e_find_filter(vsi, macaddr, vlan, is_vf, is_netdev);
        if (!f) {
                f = kzalloc(sizeof(*f), GFP_ATOMIC);
                                         aq_ret, pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
                        }
                }
-               aq_ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_broadcast(&vsi->back->hw,
-                                                  vsi->seid,
-                                                  cur_promisc, NULL);
-               if (aq_ret) {
-                       retval = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(aq_ret,
-                                                    pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status);
-                       dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-                                "set brdcast promisc failed, err %s, aq_err %s\n",
-                                i40e_stat_str(&pf->hw, aq_ret),
-                                i40e_aq_str(&pf->hw,
-                                            pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status));
-               }
        }
 out:
        /* if something went wrong then set the changed flag so we try again */
 static int i40e_add_vsi(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 {
        int ret = -ENODEV;
+       i40e_status aq_ret = 0;
        u8 laa_macaddr[ETH_ALEN];
        bool found_laa_mac_filter = false;
        struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;
                vsi->seid = ctxt.seid;
                vsi->id = ctxt.vsi_number;
        }
+       /* Except FDIR VSI, for all othet VSI set the broadcast filter */
+       if (vsi->type != I40E_VSI_FDIR) {
+               aq_ret = i40e_aq_set_vsi_broadcast(hw, vsi->seid, true, NULL);
+               if (aq_ret) {
+                       ret = i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(aq_ret,
+                                                 hw->aq.asq_last_status);
+                       dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
+                                "set brdcast promisc failed, err %s, aq_err %s\n",
+                                i40e_stat_str(hw, aq_ret),
+                                i40e_aq_str(hw, hw->aq.asq_last_status));
+               }
+       }
 
        spin_lock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
        /* If macvlan filters already exist, force them to get loaded */