diff --git a/sys/dev/vte/if_vte.c b/sys/dev/vte/if_vte.c
index 63c751a506c..5dec0f4529a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vte/if_vte.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vte/if_vte.c
@@ -1963,9 +1963,10 @@ vte_rxfilter(struct vte_softc *sc)
 	}
 
 	mcr = CSR_READ_2(sc, VTE_MCR0);
-	mcr &= ~(MCR0_PROMISC | MCR0_BROADCAST | MCR0_MULTICAST);
+	mcr &= ~(MCR0_PROMISC | MCR0_MULTICAST);
+	mcr |= MCR0_BROADCAST_DIS;
 	if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_BROADCAST) != 0)
-		mcr |= MCR0_BROADCAST;
+		mcr &= ~MCR0_BROADCAST_DIS;
 	if ((ifp->if_flags & (IFF_PROMISC | IFF_ALLMULTI)) != 0) {
 		if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_PROMISC) != 0)
 			mcr |= MCR0_PROMISC;
diff --git a/sys/dev/vte/if_vtereg.h b/sys/dev/vte/if_vtereg.h
index 0c4b19f202d..536617b88c1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vte/if_vtereg.h
+++ b/sys/dev/vte/if_vtereg.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #define	MCR0_ACCPT_LONG_PKT		0x0008
 #define	MCR0_ACCPT_DRIBBLE		0x0010
 #define	MCR0_PROMISC			0x0020
-#define	MCR0_BROADCAST			0x0040
+#define	MCR0_BROADCAST_DIS		0x0040
 #define	MCR0_RX_EARLY_INTR		0x0080
 #define	MCR0_MULTICAST			0x0100
 #define	MCR0_FC_ENB			0x0200