diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ip32/mace.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ip32/mace.h
index d08d7c672139..c523123df380 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ip32/mace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ip32/mace.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct mace_video {
  * Ethernet interface
  */
 struct mace_ethernet {
-	volatile unsigned long mac_ctrl;
+	volatile u64 mac_ctrl;
 	volatile unsigned long int_stat;
 	volatile unsigned long dma_ctrl;
 	volatile unsigned long timer;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/meth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/meth.c
index f98c6c6eedcd..53efe7c7b1c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/meth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/meth.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/tcp.h>         /* struct tcphdr */
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/mii.h>         /* MII definitions */
+#include <linux/crc32.h>
 
 #include <asm/ip32/mace.h>
 #include <asm/ip32/ip32_ints.h>
@@ -57,13 +58,20 @@ static const char *meth_str="SGI O2 Fast Ethernet";
 static int timeout = TX_TIMEOUT;
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 
+/*
+ * Maximum number of multicast addresses to filter (vs. Rx-all-multicast).
+ * MACE Ethernet uses a 64 element hash table based on the Ethernet CRC.
+ */
+#define METH_MCF_LIMIT 32
+
 /*
  * This structure is private to each device. It is used to pass
  * packets in and out, so there is place for a packet
  */
 struct meth_private {
 	/* in-memory copy of MAC Control register */
-	unsigned long mac_ctrl;
+	u64 mac_ctrl;
+
 	/* in-memory copy of DMA Control register */
 	unsigned long dma_ctrl;
 	/* address of PHY, used by mdio_* functions, initialized in mdio_probe */
@@ -79,6 +87,9 @@ struct meth_private {
 	struct sk_buff *rx_skbs[RX_RING_ENTRIES];
 	unsigned long rx_write;
 
+	/* Multicast filter. */
+	u64 mcast_filter;
+
 	spinlock_t meth_lock;
 };
 
@@ -765,6 +776,40 @@ static int meth_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	}
 }
 
+static void meth_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct meth_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	netif_stop_queue(dev);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->meth_lock, flags);
+	priv->mac_ctrl &= ~METH_PROMISC;
+
+	if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
+		priv->mac_ctrl |= METH_PROMISC;
+		priv->mcast_filter = 0xffffffffffffffffUL;
+	} else if ((netdev_mc_count(dev) > METH_MCF_LIMIT) ||
+		   (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)) {
+		priv->mac_ctrl |= METH_ACCEPT_AMCAST;
+		priv->mcast_filter = 0xffffffffffffffffUL;
+	} else {
+		struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
+		priv->mac_ctrl |= METH_ACCEPT_MCAST;
+
+		netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, dev)
+			set_bit((ether_crc(ETH_ALEN, ha->addr) >> 26),
+			        (volatile unsigned long *)&priv->mcast_filter);
+	}
+
+	/* Write the changes to the chip registers. */
+	mace->eth.mac_ctrl = priv->mac_ctrl;
+	mace->eth.mcast_filter = priv->mcast_filter;
+
+	/* Done! */
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->meth_lock, flags);
+	netif_wake_queue(dev);
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops meth_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_open		= meth_open,
 	.ndo_stop		= meth_release,
@@ -774,6 +819,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops meth_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_change_mtu		= eth_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_validate_addr	= eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address	= eth_mac_addr,
+	.ndo_set_rx_mode    	= meth_set_rx_mode,
 };
 
 /*