diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index d4075476670ab9d885178fc0c1ffe6d5e91bc47e..b54d74daaea41df5feb05932655c461067aa7e0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -3634,7 +3634,8 @@ void iwlagn_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			changed_flags, *total_flags);
 
 	CHK(FIF_OTHER_BSS | FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS, RXON_FILTER_PROMISC_MSK);
-	CHK(FIF_CONTROL, RXON_FILTER_CTL2HOST_MSK);
+	/* Setting _just_ RXON_FILTER_CTL2HOST_MSK causes FH errors */
+	CHK(FIF_CONTROL, RXON_FILTER_CTL2HOST_MSK | RXON_FILTER_PROMISC_MSK);
 	CHK(FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC, RXON_FILTER_BCON_AWARE_MSK);
 
 #undef CHK