diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index 2769835f48ca..26c64d2782fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -2082,7 +2082,6 @@ static void team_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->netdev_ops = &team_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &team_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->destructor	= team_destructor;
-	dev->flags |= IFF_MULTICAST;
 	dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE | IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING);
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_TEAM;