diff --git a/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c b/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
--- a/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
@@ -3294,7 +3294,7 @@
 	    adapter);
 
 	fctrl = IXGBE_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, IXGBE_FCTRL);
-	fctrl |= (IXGBE_FCTRL_UPE | IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE);
+
 	if (ifp->if_flags & IFF_PROMISC)
 		fctrl |= (IXGBE_FCTRL_UPE | IXGBE_FCTRL_MPE);
 	else if (mcnt >= MAX_NUM_MULTICAST_ADDRESSES ||