diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
index cd75a2bc24a0..76f9f866f8c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ void igb_update_mc_addr_list_82575(struct e1000_hw *hw,
 	for (; mc_addr_count > 0; mc_addr_count--) {
 		hash_value = igb_hash_mc_addr(hw, mc_addr_list);
 		hw_dbg("Hash value = 0x%03X\n", hash_value);
-		hw->mac.ops.mta_set(hw, hash_value);
+		igb_mta_set(hw, hash_value);
 		mc_addr_list += ETH_ALEN;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_hw.h b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_hw.h
index 19fa4ee96f2e..a65ccc3095c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_hw.h
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ struct e1000_mac_operations {
 	void (*rar_set)(struct e1000_hw *, u8 *, u32);
 	s32  (*read_mac_addr)(struct e1000_hw *);
 	s32  (*get_speed_and_duplex)(struct e1000_hw *, u16 *, u16 *);
-	void (*mta_set)(struct e1000_hw *, u32);
 };
 
 struct e1000_phy_operations {
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c
index 20408aa1f916..9b0f0afdaeb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void igb_rar_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u8 *addr, u32 index)
  *  current value is read, the new bit is OR'd in and the new value is
  *  written back into the register.
  **/
-static void igb_mta_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 hash_value)
+void igb_mta_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 hash_value)
 {
 	u32 hash_bit, hash_reg, mta;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.h b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.h
index dc2f8cce15e7..c2a9365ee040 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ void igb_clear_hw_cntrs_base(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 void igb_clear_vfta(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 void igb_config_collision_dist(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 void igb_init_rx_addrs(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 rar_count);
+void igb_mta_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 hash_value);
 void igb_put_hw_semaphore(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 void igb_rar_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u8 *addr, u32 index);
 s32  igb_check_alt_mac_addr(struct e1000_hw *hw);