diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
index 81312924df14..0c443ea98479 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic.h
@@ -1800,7 +1800,8 @@ struct qlcnic_hardware_ops {
 	int (*config_loopback) (struct qlcnic_adapter *, u8);
 	int (*clear_loopback) (struct qlcnic_adapter *, u8);
 	int (*config_promisc_mode) (struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32);
-	void (*change_l2_filter) (struct qlcnic_adapter *, u64 *, u16);
+	void (*change_l2_filter)(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u64 *addr,
+				 u16 vlan, struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring);
 	int (*get_board_info) (struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 	void (*set_mac_filter_count) (struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 	void (*free_mac_list) (struct qlcnic_adapter *);
@@ -2064,9 +2065,10 @@ static inline int qlcnic_nic_set_promisc(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 }
 
 static inline void qlcnic_change_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
-					u64 *addr, u16 id)
+					u64 *addr, u16 vlan,
+					struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring)
 {
-	adapter->ahw->hw_ops->change_l2_filter(adapter, addr, id);
+	adapter->ahw->hw_ops->change_l2_filter(adapter, addr, vlan, tx_ring);
 }
 
 static inline int qlcnic_get_board_info(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
index 569d54ededec..a79d84f99102 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c
@@ -2135,7 +2135,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 void qlcnic_83xx_change_l2_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u64 *addr,
-				  u16 vlan_id)
+				  u16 vlan_id,
+				  struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring)
 {
 	u8 mac[ETH_ALEN];
 	memcpy(&mac, addr, ETH_ALEN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.h
index b75a81246856..73fe2f64491d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.h
@@ -550,7 +550,8 @@ int qlcnic_83xx_wrt_reg_indirect(struct qlcnic_adapter *, ulong, u32);
 int qlcnic_83xx_nic_set_promisc(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u32);
 int qlcnic_83xx_config_hw_lro(struct qlcnic_adapter *, int);
 int qlcnic_83xx_config_rss(struct qlcnic_adapter *, int);
-void qlcnic_83xx_change_l2_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *, u64 *, u16);
+void qlcnic_83xx_change_l2_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u64 *addr,
+				  u16 vlan, struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *ring);
 int qlcnic_83xx_get_pci_info(struct qlcnic_adapter *, struct qlcnic_pci_info *);
 int qlcnic_83xx_set_nic_info(struct qlcnic_adapter *, struct qlcnic_info *);
 void qlcnic_83xx_initialize_nic(struct qlcnic_adapter *, int);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.h
index 4bb33af8e2b3..56a3bd9e37dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.h
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ int qlcnic_82xx_napi_add(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 			 struct net_device *netdev);
 void qlcnic_82xx_get_beacon_state(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
 void qlcnic_82xx_change_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
-			       u64 *uaddr, u16 vlan_id);
+			       u64 *uaddr, u16 vlan_id,
+			       struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring);
 int qlcnic_82xx_config_intr_coalesce(struct qlcnic_adapter *,
 				     struct ethtool_coalesce *);
 int qlcnic_82xx_set_rx_coalesce(struct qlcnic_adapter *);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
index 84dd83031a1b..9647578cbe6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
@@ -268,13 +268,12 @@ static void qlcnic_add_lb_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 }
 
 void qlcnic_82xx_change_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u64 *uaddr,
-			       u16 vlan_id)
+			       u16 vlan_id, struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring)
 {
 	struct cmd_desc_type0 *hwdesc;
 	struct qlcnic_nic_req *req;
 	struct qlcnic_mac_req *mac_req;
 	struct qlcnic_vlan_req *vlan_req;
-	struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring = adapter->tx_ring;
 	u32 producer;
 	u64 word;
 
@@ -301,7 +300,8 @@ void qlcnic_82xx_change_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u64 *uaddr,
 
 static void qlcnic_send_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 			       struct cmd_desc_type0 *first_desc,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb)
+			       struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       struct qlcnic_host_tx_ring *tx_ring)
 {
 	struct vlan_ethhdr *vh = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)(skb->data);
 	struct ethhdr *phdr = (struct ethhdr *)(skb->data);
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static void qlcnic_send_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 		    tmp_fil->vlan_id == vlan_id) {
 			if (jiffies > (QLCNIC_READD_AGE * HZ + tmp_fil->ftime))
 				qlcnic_change_filter(adapter, &src_addr,
-						     vlan_id);
+						     vlan_id, tx_ring);
 			tmp_fil->ftime = jiffies;
 			return;
 		}
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void qlcnic_send_filter(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 	if (!fil)
 		return;
 
-	qlcnic_change_filter(adapter, &src_addr, vlan_id);
+	qlcnic_change_filter(adapter, &src_addr, vlan_id, tx_ring);
 	fil->ftime = jiffies;
 	fil->vlan_id = vlan_id;
 	memcpy(fil->faddr, &src_addr, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ netdev_tx_t qlcnic_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 
 	if (adapter->drv_mac_learn)
-		qlcnic_send_filter(adapter, first_desc, skb);
+		qlcnic_send_filter(adapter, first_desc, skb, tx_ring);
 
 	tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 	tx_ring->tx_stats.xmit_called++;