diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
index 99973e10b179..5ede6408649d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ qed_sp_update_mcast_bin(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 	p_ramrod->common.update_approx_mcast_flg = 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < ETH_MULTICAST_MAC_BINS_IN_REGS; i++) {
-		u32 *p_bins = (u32 *)p_params->bins;
+		u32 *p_bins = p_params->bins;
 
 		p_ramrod->approx_mcast.bins[i] = cpu_to_le32(p_bins[i]);
 	}
@@ -1476,8 +1476,8 @@ qed_sp_eth_filter_mcast(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 			enum spq_mode comp_mode,
 			struct qed_spq_comp_cb *p_comp_data)
 {
-	unsigned long bins[ETH_MULTICAST_MAC_BINS_IN_REGS];
 	struct vport_update_ramrod_data *p_ramrod = NULL;
+	u32 bins[ETH_MULTICAST_MAC_BINS_IN_REGS];
 	struct qed_spq_entry *p_ent = NULL;
 	struct qed_sp_init_data init_data;
 	u8 abs_vport_id = 0;
@@ -1513,26 +1513,25 @@ qed_sp_eth_filter_mcast(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	/* explicitly clear out the entire vector */
 	memset(&p_ramrod->approx_mcast.bins, 0,
 	       sizeof(p_ramrod->approx_mcast.bins));
-	memset(bins, 0, sizeof(unsigned long) *
-	       ETH_MULTICAST_MAC_BINS_IN_REGS);
+	memset(bins, 0, sizeof(bins));
 	/* filter ADD op is explicit set op and it removes
 	 *  any existing filters for the vport
 	 */
 	if (p_filter_cmd->opcode == QED_FILTER_ADD) {
 		for (i = 0; i < p_filter_cmd->num_mc_addrs; i++) {
-			u32 bit;
+			u32 bit, nbits;
 
 			bit = qed_mcast_bin_from_mac(p_filter_cmd->mac[i]);
-			__set_bit(bit, bins);
+			nbits = sizeof(u32) * BITS_PER_BYTE;
+			bins[bit / nbits] |= 1 << (bit % nbits);
 		}
 
 		/* Convert to correct endianity */
 		for (i = 0; i < ETH_MULTICAST_MAC_BINS_IN_REGS; i++) {
 			struct vport_update_ramrod_mcast *p_ramrod_bins;
-			u32 *p_bins = (u32 *)bins;
 
 			p_ramrod_bins = &p_ramrod->approx_mcast;
-			p_ramrod_bins->bins[i] = cpu_to_le32(p_bins[i]);
+			p_ramrod_bins->bins[i] = cpu_to_le32(bins[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.h
index 806a8da257e9..8d80f1095d17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ struct qed_sp_vport_update_params {
 	u8				anti_spoofing_en;
 	u8				update_accept_any_vlan_flg;
 	u8				accept_any_vlan;
-	unsigned long			bins[8];
+	u32				bins[8];
 	struct qed_rss_params		*rss_params;
 	struct qed_filter_accept_flags	accept_flags;
 	struct qed_sge_tpa_params	*sge_tpa_params;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.c
index fd59cf45f4be..26e918d7f2f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.c
@@ -2831,7 +2831,7 @@ qed_iov_vp_update_mcast_bin_param(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 	p_data->update_approx_mcast_flg = 1;
 	memcpy(p_data->bins, p_mcast_tlv->bins,
-	       sizeof(unsigned long) * ETH_MULTICAST_MAC_BINS_IN_REGS);
+	       sizeof(u32) * ETH_MULTICAST_MAC_BINS_IN_REGS);
 	*tlvs_mask |= 1 << QED_IOV_VP_UPDATE_MCAST;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.c
index 2d7fcd6a0777..be6ddde1a104 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ int qed_vf_pf_vport_update(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 		resp_size += sizeof(struct pfvf_def_resp_tlv);
 
 		memcpy(p_mcast_tlv->bins, p_params->bins,
-		       sizeof(unsigned long) * ETH_MULTICAST_MAC_BINS_IN_REGS);
+		       sizeof(u32) * ETH_MULTICAST_MAC_BINS_IN_REGS);
 	}
 
 	update_rx = p_params->accept_flags.update_rx_mode_config;
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ void qed_vf_pf_filter_mcast(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 			u32 bit;
 
 			bit = qed_mcast_bin_from_mac(p_filter_cmd->mac[i]);
-			__set_bit(bit, sp_params.bins);
+			sp_params.bins[bit / 32] |= 1 << (bit % 32);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.h
index 4f05d5eb3cf5..033409db86ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_vf.h
@@ -392,7 +392,12 @@ struct vfpf_vport_update_mcast_bin_tlv {
 	struct channel_tlv tl;
 	u8 padding[4];
 
-	u64 bins[8];
+	/* There are only 256 approx bins, and in HSI they're divided into
+	 * 32-bit values. As old VFs used to set-bit to the values on its side,
+	 * the upper half of the array is never expected to contain any data.
+	 */
+	u64 bins[4];
+	u64 obsolete_bins[4];
 };
 
 struct vfpf_vport_update_accept_param_tlv {