diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
index 81b686c6a3764111e8c8e969a90d36d6ced054ea..40825d43322edb511862c90bd2587395745852e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ ath5k_prepare_multicast(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
 
 	mfilt[0] = 0;
-	mfilt[1] = 1;
+	mfilt[1] = 0;
 
 	netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, mc_list) {
 		/* calculate XOR of eight 6-bit values */