diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index cc648ef..9d9b263 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -987,12 +987,13 @@
 	changed_flags &= SUPPORTED_FIF_FLAGS;
 	*new_flags &= SUPPORTED_FIF_FLAGS;
 
-	/* changed_flags is always populated but this driver
-	 * doesn't support all FIF flags so its possible we don't
-	 * need to do anything */
-	if (!changed_flags)
-		return;
-
+	/*
+	 * If multicast parameter (as returned by zd_op_prepare_multicast)
+	 * has changed, no bit in changed_flags is set. To handle this
+	 * situation, we do not return if changed_flags is 0. If we do so,
+	 * we will have some issue with IPv6 which uses multicast for link
+	 * layer address resolution.
+	 */
 	if (*new_flags & (FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS | FIF_ALLMULTI))
 		zd_mc_add_all(&hash);