diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index d3fb97d97cbc..e5cb723df7f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ void macvlan_common_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	ether_setup(dev);
 
 	dev->priv_flags	       &= ~(IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE | IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING);
+	dev->priv_flags	       |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT;
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &macvlan_netdev_ops;
 	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
 	dev->header_ops		= &macvlan_hard_header_ops,