struct nes_device *nesdev = nesvnic->nesdev;
        int ret = 0;
        u8 jumbomode = 0;
+       u32 nic_active;
+       u32 nic_active_bit;
+       u32 uc_all_active;
+       u32 mc_all_active;
 
        if ((new_mtu < ETH_ZLEN) || (new_mtu > max_mtu))
                return -EINVAL;
        nes_nic_init_timer_defaults(nesdev, jumbomode);
 
        if (netif_running(netdev)) {
+               nic_active_bit = 1 << nesvnic->nic_index;
+               mc_all_active = nes_read_indexed(nesdev,
+                               NES_IDX_NIC_MULTICAST_ALL) & nic_active_bit;
+               uc_all_active = nes_read_indexed(nesdev,
+                               NES_IDX_NIC_UNICAST_ALL)  & nic_active_bit;
+
                nes_netdev_stop(netdev);
                nes_netdev_open(netdev);
+
+               nic_active = nes_read_indexed(nesdev,
+                                       NES_IDX_NIC_MULTICAST_ALL);
+               nic_active |= mc_all_active;
+               nes_write_indexed(nesdev, NES_IDX_NIC_MULTICAST_ALL,
+                                                       nic_active);
+
+               nic_active = nes_read_indexed(nesdev, NES_IDX_NIC_UNICAST_ALL);
+               nic_active |= uc_all_active;
+               nes_write_indexed(nesdev, NES_IDX_NIC_UNICAST_ALL, nic_active);
        }
 
        return ret;