diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index b4529b5a6af6c9b6958030926efb2cb55fb04016..5fe54e5c8efcfc6d429bbf44a9dba7de39ab88d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -1782,6 +1782,80 @@ i40e_update_filter_state(int count,
 	return retval;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_aqc_del_filters - Request firmware to delete a set of filters
+ * @vsi: ptr to the VSI
+ * @vsi_name: name to display in messages
+ * @list: the list of filters to send to firmware
+ * @num_del: the number of filters to delete
+ * @retval: Set to -EIO on failure to delete
+ *
+ * Send a request to firmware via AdminQ to delete a set of filters. Uses
+ * *retval instead of a return value so that success does not force ret_val to
+ * be set to 0. This ensures that a sequence of calls to this function
+ * preserve the previous value of *retval on successful delete.
+ */
+static
+void i40e_aqc_del_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const char *vsi_name,
+			  struct i40e_aqc_remove_macvlan_element_data *list,
+			  int num_del, int *retval)
+{
+	struct i40e_hw *hw = &vsi->back->hw;
+	i40e_status aq_ret;
+	int aq_err;
+
+	aq_ret = i40e_aq_remove_macvlan(hw, vsi->seid, list, num_del, NULL);
+	aq_err = hw->aq.asq_last_status;
+
+	/* Explicitly ignore and do not report when firmware returns ENOENT */
+	if (aq_ret && !(aq_err == I40E_AQ_RC_ENOENT)) {
+		*retval = -EIO;
+		dev_info(&vsi->back->pdev->dev,
+			 "ignoring delete macvlan error on %s, err %s, aq_err %s\n",
+			 vsi_name, i40e_stat_str(hw, aq_ret),
+			 i40e_aq_str(hw, aq_err));
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40e_aqc_add_filters - Request firmware to add a set of filters
+ * @vsi: ptr to the VSI
+ * @vsi_name: name to display in messages
+ * @list: the list of filters to send to firmware
+ * @add_head: Position in the add hlist
+ * @num_add: the number of filters to add
+ * @promisc_change: set to true on exit if promiscuous mode was forced on
+ *
+ * Send a request to firmware via AdminQ to add a chunk of filters. Will set
+ * promisc_changed to true if the firmware has run out of space for more
+ * filters.
+ */
+static
+void i40e_aqc_add_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const char *vsi_name,
+			  struct i40e_aqc_add_macvlan_element_data *list,
+			  struct i40e_mac_filter *add_head,
+			  int num_add, bool *promisc_changed)
+{
+	struct i40e_hw *hw = &vsi->back->hw;
+	i40e_status aq_ret;
+	int aq_err, fcnt;
+
+	aq_ret = i40e_aq_add_macvlan(hw, vsi->seid, list, num_add, NULL);
+	aq_err = hw->aq.asq_last_status;
+	fcnt = i40e_update_filter_state(num_add, list, add_head, aq_ret);
+	vsi->active_filters += fcnt;
+
+	if (fcnt != num_add) {
+		*promisc_changed = true;
+		set_bit(__I40E_FILTER_OVERFLOW_PROMISC, &vsi->state);
+		vsi->promisc_threshold = (vsi->active_filters * 3) / 4;
+		dev_warn(&vsi->back->pdev->dev,
+			 "Error %s adding RX filters on %s, promiscuous mode forced on\n",
+			 i40e_aq_str(hw, aq_err),
+			 vsi_name);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_sync_vsi_filters - Update the VSI filter list to the HW
  * @vsi: ptr to the VSI
@@ -1808,10 +1882,8 @@ int i40e_sync_vsi_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	int num_add = 0;
 	int num_del = 0;
 	int retval = 0;
-	int aq_err = 0;
 	u16 cmd_flags;
 	int list_size;
-	int fcnt;
 	int bkt;
 
 	/* empty array typed pointers, kcalloc later */
@@ -1948,24 +2020,10 @@ int i40e_sync_vsi_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 
 			/* flush a full buffer */
 			if (num_del == filter_list_len) {
-				aq_ret = i40e_aq_remove_macvlan(hw, vsi->seid,
-								del_list,
-								num_del, NULL);
-				aq_err = hw->aq.asq_last_status;
-				num_del = 0;
+				i40e_aqc_del_filters(vsi, vsi_name, del_list,
+						     num_del, &retval);
 				memset(del_list, 0, list_size);
-
-				/* Explicitly ignore and do not report when
-				 * firmware returns ENOENT.
-				 */
-				if (aq_ret && !(aq_err == I40E_AQ_RC_ENOENT)) {
-					retval = -EIO;
-					dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-						 "ignoring delete macvlan error on %s, err %s, aq_err %s\n",
-						 vsi_name,
-						 i40e_stat_str(hw, aq_ret),
-						 i40e_aq_str(hw, aq_err));
-				}
+				num_del = 0;
 			}
 			/* Release memory for MAC filter entries which were
 			 * synced up with HW.
@@ -1975,22 +2033,8 @@ int i40e_sync_vsi_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		}
 
 		if (num_del) {
-			aq_ret = i40e_aq_remove_macvlan(hw, vsi->seid, del_list,
-							num_del, NULL);
-			aq_err = hw->aq.asq_last_status;
-			num_del = 0;
-
-			/* Explicitly ignore and do not report when firmware
-			 * returns ENOENT.
-			 */
-			if (aq_ret && !(aq_err == I40E_AQ_RC_ENOENT)) {
-				retval = -EIO;
-				dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev,
-					 "ignoring delete macvlan error on %s, err %s aq_err %s\n",
-					 vsi_name,
-					 i40e_stat_str(hw, aq_ret),
-					 i40e_aq_str(hw, aq_err));
-			}
+			i40e_aqc_del_filters(vsi, vsi_name, del_list,
+					     num_del, &retval);
 		}
 
 		kfree(del_list);
@@ -2041,48 +2085,16 @@ int i40e_sync_vsi_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 
 			/* flush a full buffer */
 			if (num_add == filter_list_len) {
-				aq_ret = i40e_aq_add_macvlan(hw, vsi->seid,
-							     add_list, num_add,
-							     NULL);
-				aq_err = hw->aq.asq_last_status;
-				fcnt = i40e_update_filter_state(num_add,
-								add_list,
-								add_head,
-								aq_ret);
-				vsi->active_filters += fcnt;
-
-				if (fcnt != num_add) {
-					promisc_changed = true;
-					set_bit(__I40E_FILTER_OVERFLOW_PROMISC,
-						&vsi->state);
-					vsi->promisc_threshold =
-						(vsi->active_filters * 3) / 4;
-					dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev,
-						 "Error %s adding RX filters on %s, promiscuous mode forced on\n",
-						 i40e_aq_str(hw, aq_err),
-						 vsi_name);
-				}
+				i40e_aqc_add_filters(vsi, vsi_name, add_list,
+						     add_head, num_add,
+						     &promisc_changed);
 				memset(add_list, 0, list_size);
 				num_add = 0;
 			}
 		}
 		if (num_add) {
-			aq_ret = i40e_aq_add_macvlan(hw, vsi->seid,
-						     add_list, num_add, NULL);
-			aq_err = hw->aq.asq_last_status;
-			fcnt = i40e_update_filter_state(num_add, add_list,
-							add_head, aq_ret);
-			vsi->active_filters += fcnt;
-			if (fcnt != num_add) {
-				promisc_changed = true;
-				set_bit(__I40E_FILTER_OVERFLOW_PROMISC,
-					&vsi->state);
-				vsi->promisc_threshold =
-						(vsi->active_filters * 3) / 4;
-				dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev,
-					 "Error %s adding RX filters on %s, promiscuous mode forced on\n",
-					 i40e_aq_str(hw, aq_err), vsi_name);
-			}
+			i40e_aqc_add_filters(vsi, vsi_name, add_list, add_head,
+					     num_add, &promisc_changed);
 		}
 		/* Now move all of the filters from the temp add list back to
 		 * the VSI's list.