diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 16dcbf36f8cc..a2206117729f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static inline int cpsw_get_slave_port(u32 slave_num)
 	return slave_num + 1;
 }
 
-static void cpsw_add_mcast(struct cpsw_priv *priv, u8 *addr)
+static void cpsw_add_mcast(struct cpsw_priv *priv, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct cpsw_common *cpsw = priv->cpsw;
 
@@ -662,16 +662,35 @@ static void cpsw_set_promiscious(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
 	}
 }
 
-static void cpsw_ndo_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *ndev)
+static int cpsw_add_mc_addr(struct net_device *ndev, const u8 *addr)
+{
+	struct cpsw_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+
+	cpsw_add_mcast(priv, addr);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int cpsw_del_mc_addr(struct net_device *ndev, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct cpsw_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct cpsw_common *cpsw = priv->cpsw;
-	int vid;
+	int vid, flags;
 
-	if (cpsw->data.dual_emac)
+	if (cpsw->data.dual_emac) {
 		vid = cpsw->slaves[priv->emac_port].port_vlan;
-	else
-		vid = cpsw->data.default_vlan;
+		flags = ALE_VLAN;
+	} else {
+		vid = 0;
+		flags = 0;
+	}
+
+	cpsw_ale_del_mcast(cpsw->ale, addr, 0, flags, vid);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void cpsw_ndo_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *ndev)
+{
+	struct cpsw_common *cpsw = ndev_to_cpsw(ndev);
 
 	if (ndev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
 		/* Enable promiscuous mode */
@@ -684,19 +703,9 @@ static void cpsw_ndo_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *ndev)
 	}
 
 	/* Restore allmulti on vlans if necessary */
-	cpsw_ale_set_allmulti(cpsw->ale, priv->ndev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI);
+	cpsw_ale_set_allmulti(cpsw->ale, ndev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI);
 
-	/* Clear all mcast from ALE */
-	cpsw_ale_flush_multicast(cpsw->ale, ALE_ALL_PORTS, vid);
-
-	if (!netdev_mc_empty(ndev)) {
-		struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
-
-		/* program multicast address list into ALE register */
-		netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, ndev) {
-			cpsw_add_mcast(priv, ha->addr);
-		}
-	}
+	__dev_mc_sync(ndev, cpsw_add_mc_addr, cpsw_del_mc_addr);
 }
 
 static void cpsw_intr_enable(struct cpsw_common *cpsw)
@@ -1956,6 +1965,7 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct cpsw_common *cpsw = priv->cpsw;
 
 	cpsw_info(priv, ifdown, "shutting down cpsw device\n");
+	__dev_mc_unsync(priv->ndev, cpsw_del_mc_addr);
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(priv->ndev);
 	netif_carrier_off(priv->ndev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
index 5766225a4ce1..798c989d5d93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static inline void cpsw_ale_get_addr(u32 *ale_entry, u8 *addr)
 		addr[i] = cpsw_ale_get_field(ale_entry, 40 - 8*i, 8);
 }
 
-static inline void cpsw_ale_set_addr(u32 *ale_entry, u8 *addr)
+static inline void cpsw_ale_set_addr(u32 *ale_entry, const u8 *addr)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int cpsw_ale_write(struct cpsw_ale *ale, int idx, u32 *ale_entry)
 	return idx;
 }
 
-static int cpsw_ale_match_addr(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, u16 vid)
+static int cpsw_ale_match_addr(struct cpsw_ale *ale, const u8 *addr, u16 vid)
 {
 	u32 ale_entry[ALE_ENTRY_WORDS];
 	int type, idx;
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static inline void cpsw_ale_set_vlan_entry_type(u32 *ale_entry,
 	}
 }
 
-int cpsw_ale_add_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port,
+int cpsw_ale_add_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, const u8 *addr, int port,
 		       int flags, u16 vid)
 {
 	u32 ale_entry[ALE_ENTRY_WORDS] = {0, 0, 0};
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ int cpsw_ale_add_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpsw_ale_add_ucast);
 
-int cpsw_ale_del_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port,
+int cpsw_ale_del_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, const u8 *addr, int port,
 		       int flags, u16 vid)
 {
 	u32 ale_entry[ALE_ENTRY_WORDS] = {0, 0, 0};
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ int cpsw_ale_del_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpsw_ale_del_ucast);
 
-int cpsw_ale_add_mcast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port_mask,
+int cpsw_ale_add_mcast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, const u8 *addr, int port_mask,
 		       int flags, u16 vid, int mcast_state)
 {
 	u32 ale_entry[ALE_ENTRY_WORDS] = {0, 0, 0};
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ int cpsw_ale_add_mcast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port_mask,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpsw_ale_add_mcast);
 
-int cpsw_ale_del_mcast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port_mask,
+int cpsw_ale_del_mcast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, const u8 *addr, int port_mask,
 		       int flags, u16 vid)
 {
 	u32 ale_entry[ALE_ENTRY_WORDS] = {0, 0, 0};
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.h
index d4fe9016429b..cd07a3e96d57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ale.h
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ void cpsw_ale_start(struct cpsw_ale *ale);
 void cpsw_ale_stop(struct cpsw_ale *ale);
 
 int cpsw_ale_flush_multicast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, int port_mask, int vid);
-int cpsw_ale_add_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port,
+int cpsw_ale_add_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, const u8 *addr, int port,
 		       int flags, u16 vid);
-int cpsw_ale_del_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port,
+int cpsw_ale_del_ucast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, const u8 *addr, int port,
 		       int flags, u16 vid);
-int cpsw_ale_add_mcast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port_mask,
+int cpsw_ale_add_mcast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, const u8 *addr, int port_mask,
 		       int flags, u16 vid, int mcast_state);
-int cpsw_ale_del_mcast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u8 *addr, int port_mask,
+int cpsw_ale_del_mcast(struct cpsw_ale *ale, const u8 *addr, int port_mask,
 		       int flags, u16 vid);
 int cpsw_ale_add_vlan(struct cpsw_ale *ale, u16 vid, int port, int untag,
 			int reg_mcast, int unreg_mcast);