diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
index 4858719..e15ab72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -669,9 +669,8 @@
 		mcast_list.mode = MWIFIEX_ALL_MULTI_MODE;
 	} else {
 		mcast_list.mode = MWIFIEX_MULTICAST_MODE;
-		if (netdev_mc_count(dev))
-			mcast_list.num_multicast_addr =
-				mwifiex_copy_mcast_addr(&mcast_list, dev);
+		mcast_list.num_multicast_addr =
+			mwifiex_copy_mcast_addr(&mcast_list, dev);
 	}
 	mwifiex_request_set_multicast_list(priv, &mcast_list);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index 1a8a19d..23aa910 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -104,16 +104,14 @@
 		} else {
 			priv->curr_pkt_filter &=
 				~HostCmd_ACT_MAC_ALL_MULTICAST_ENABLE;
-			if (mcast_list->num_multicast_addr) {
-				dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
-					"info: Set multicast list=%d\n",
-				       mcast_list->num_multicast_addr);
-				/* Send multicast addresses to firmware */
-				ret = mwifiex_send_cmd_async(priv,
-					HostCmd_CMD_MAC_MULTICAST_ADR,
-					HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0,
-					mcast_list);
-			}
+			dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+				"info: Set multicast list=%d\n",
+				mcast_list->num_multicast_addr);
+			/* Send multicast addresses to firmware */
+			ret = mwifiex_send_cmd_async(priv,
+				HostCmd_CMD_MAC_MULTICAST_ADR,
+				HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0,
+				mcast_list);
 		}
 	}
 	dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,