diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 5299cfb16ce2..cdb78eefab67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -66,10 +66,36 @@ static int debug = -1;
 module_param(debug, int, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0=none,...,16=all)");
 
-static void netvsc_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *net)
+static void netvsc_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *net, int change)
 {
-	struct net_device_context *net_device_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
-	struct netvsc_device *nvdev = rtnl_dereference(net_device_ctx->nvdev);
+	struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
+	struct net_device *vf_netdev = rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->vf_netdev);
+	int inc;
+
+	if (!vf_netdev)
+		return;
+
+	if (change & IFF_PROMISC) {
+		inc = (net->flags & IFF_PROMISC) ? 1 : -1;
+		dev_set_promiscuity(vf_netdev, inc);
+	}
+
+	if (change & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
+		inc = (net->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) ? 1 : -1;
+		dev_set_allmulti(vf_netdev, inc);
+	}
+}
+
+static void netvsc_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *net)
+{
+	struct net_device_context *ndev_ctx = netdev_priv(net);
+	struct net_device *vf_netdev = rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->vf_netdev);
+	struct netvsc_device *nvdev = rtnl_dereference(ndev_ctx->nvdev);
+
+	if (vf_netdev) {
+		dev_uc_sync(vf_netdev, net);
+		dev_mc_sync(vf_netdev, net);
+	}
 
 	rndis_filter_update(nvdev);
 }
@@ -1586,7 +1612,8 @@ static const struct net_device_ops device_ops = {
 	.ndo_open =			netvsc_open,
 	.ndo_stop =			netvsc_close,
 	.ndo_start_xmit =		netvsc_start_xmit,
-	.ndo_set_rx_mode =		netvsc_set_multicast_list,
+	.ndo_change_rx_flags =		netvsc_change_rx_flags,
+	.ndo_set_rx_mode =		netvsc_set_rx_mode,
 	.ndo_change_mtu =		netvsc_change_mtu,
 	.ndo_validate_addr =		eth_validate_addr,
 	.ndo_set_mac_address =		netvsc_set_mac_addr,
@@ -1817,6 +1844,11 @@ static void __netvsc_vf_setup(struct net_device *ndev,
 		netdev_warn(vf_netdev,
 			    "unable to change mtu to %u\n", ndev->mtu);
 
+	/* set multicast etc flags on VF */
+	dev_change_flags(vf_netdev, ndev->flags | IFF_SLAVE);
+	dev_uc_sync(vf_netdev, ndev);
+	dev_mc_sync(vf_netdev, ndev);
+
 	if (netif_running(ndev)) {
 		ret = dev_open(vf_netdev);
 		if (ret)