diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 5bbc529..350a4a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1301,32 +1301,41 @@ void iwl_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			  u64 multicast)
 {
 	struct iwl_priv *priv = hw->priv;
-	__le32 filter_or = 0, filter_nand = 0;
-
-#define CHK(test, flag)	do { \
-	if (*total_flags & (test))		\
-		filter_or |= (flag);		\
-	else					\
-		filter_nand |= (flag);		\
-	} while (0)
+	__le32 *filter_flags = &priv->staging_rxon.filter_flags;
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "Enter: changed: 0x%x, total: 0x%x\n",
 			changed_flags, *total_flags);
 
-	CHK(FIF_OTHER_BSS | FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS, RXON_FILTER_PROMISC_MSK);
-	CHK(FIF_CONTROL, RXON_FILTER_CTL2HOST_MSK);
-	CHK(FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC, RXON_FILTER_BCON_AWARE_MSK);
-
-#undef CHK
-
-	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
-
-	priv->staging_rxon.filter_flags &= ~filter_nand;
-	priv->staging_rxon.filter_flags |= filter_or;
-
-	iwlcore_commit_rxon(priv);
+	if (changed_flags & (FIF_OTHER_BSS | FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS)) {
+		if (*total_flags & (FIF_OTHER_BSS | FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS))
+			*filter_flags |= RXON_FILTER_PROMISC_MSK;
+		else
+			*filter_flags &= ~RXON_FILTER_PROMISC_MSK;
+	}
+	if (changed_flags & FIF_ALLMULTI) {
+		if (*total_flags & FIF_ALLMULTI)
+			*filter_flags |= RXON_FILTER_ACCEPT_GRP_MSK;
+		else
+			*filter_flags &= ~RXON_FILTER_ACCEPT_GRP_MSK;
+	}
+	if (changed_flags & FIF_CONTROL) {
+		if (*total_flags & FIF_CONTROL)
+			*filter_flags |= RXON_FILTER_CTL2HOST_MSK;
+		else
+			*filter_flags &= ~RXON_FILTER_CTL2HOST_MSK;
+	}
+	if (changed_flags & FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC) {
+		if (*total_flags & FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC)
+			*filter_flags |= RXON_FILTER_BCON_AWARE_MSK;
+		else
+			*filter_flags &= ~RXON_FILTER_BCON_AWARE_MSK;
+	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
+	/* We avoid iwl_commit_rxon here to commit the new filter flags
+	 * since mac80211 will call ieee80211_hw_config immediately.
+	 * (mc_list is not supported at this time). Otherwise, we need to
+	 * queue a background iwl_commit_rxon work.
+	 */
 
 	/*
 	 * Receiving all multicast frames is always enabled by the