diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 2699917..45673b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ struct priv {
 	/* Device properties. */
 	uint16_t mtu; /* Configured MTU. */
 	uint8_t port; /* Physical port number. */
-	unsigned int allmulti_req:1; /* All multicast mode requested. */
 	unsigned int hw_csum:1; /* Checksum offload is supported. */
 	unsigned int hw_csum_l2tun:1; /* Same for L2 tunnels. */
 	unsigned int hw_vlan_strip:1; /* VLAN stripping is supported. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c
index f469f41..0c75889 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c
@@ -53,18 +53,6 @@
 
 /* Initialization data for special flows. */
 static const struct special_flow_init special_flow_init[] = {
-	[HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_ALLMULTI] = {
-		.dst_mac_val = "\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
-		.dst_mac_mask = "\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
-		.hash_types =
-			1 << HASH_RXQ_UDPV4 |
-			1 << HASH_RXQ_IPV4 |
-			1 << HASH_RXQ_UDPV6 |
-			1 << HASH_RXQ_IPV6 |
-			1 << HASH_RXQ_ETH |
-			0,
-		.per_vlan = 0,
-	},
 	[HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_BROADCAST] = {
 		.dst_mac_val = "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
 		.dst_mac_mask = "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff",
@@ -332,7 +320,7 @@ priv_special_flow_enable_all(struct priv *priv)
 
 	if (priv->isolated)
 		return 0;
-	for (flow_type = HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_ALLMULTI;
+	for (flow_type = HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_BROADCAST;
 			flow_type != HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_MAC;
 			++flow_type) {
 		int ret;
@@ -359,7 +347,7 @@ priv_special_flow_disable_all(struct priv *priv)
 {
 	enum hash_rxq_flow_type flow_type;
 
-	for (flow_type = HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_ALLMULTI;
+	for (flow_type = HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_BROADCAST;
 			flow_type != HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_MAC;
 			++flow_type)
 		priv_special_flow_disable(priv, flow_type);
@@ -416,19 +404,17 @@ mlx5_promiscuous_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 void
 mlx5_allmulticast_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	int ret;
+	struct rte_flow_item_eth eth = {
+		.dst.addr_bytes = "\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.src.addr_bytes = "\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.type = 0,
+	};
 
 	if (mlx5_is_secondary())
 		return;
-
-	priv_lock(priv);
-	priv->allmulti_req = 1;
-	ret = priv_rehash_flows(priv);
-	if (ret)
-		ERROR("error while enabling allmulticast mode: %s",
-		      strerror(ret));
-	priv_unlock(priv);
+	dev->data->all_multicast = 1;
+	if (dev->data->dev_started)
+		claim_zero(mlx5_ctrl_flow(dev, &eth, &eth, 1));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -440,17 +426,15 @@ mlx5_allmulticast_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 void
 mlx5_allmulticast_disable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
-	int ret;
+	struct rte_flow_item_eth eth = {
+		.dst.addr_bytes = "\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.src.addr_bytes = "\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.type = 0,
+	};
 
 	if (mlx5_is_secondary())
 		return;
-
-	priv_lock(priv);
-	priv->allmulti_req = 0;
-	ret = priv_rehash_flows(priv);
-	if (ret)
-		ERROR("error while disabling allmulticast mode: %s",
-		      strerror(ret));
-	priv_unlock(priv);
+	dev->data->all_multicast = 0;
+	if (dev->data->dev_started)
+		claim_zero(mlx5_ctrl_flow(dev, &eth, &eth, 0));
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index d3d1355..d3cd58e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -571,16 +571,13 @@ priv_destroy_hash_rxqs(struct priv *priv)
 int
 priv_allow_flow_type(struct priv *priv, enum hash_rxq_flow_type type)
 {
+	(void)priv;
 	switch (type) {
-	case HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_ALLMULTI:
-		return !!priv->allmulti_req;
 	case HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_BROADCAST:
 	case HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_IPV6MULTI:
-		/* If allmulti is enabled, broadcast and ipv6multi
-		 * are unnecessary. */
-		return !priv->allmulti_req;
 	case HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_MAC:
 		return 1;
+		return 1;
 	default:
 		/* Unsupported flow type is not allowed. */
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
index ffba64e..6f474d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ struct special_flow_init {
 };
 
 enum hash_rxq_flow_type {
-	HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_ALLMULTI,
 	HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_BROADCAST,
 	HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_IPV6MULTI,
 	HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_MAC,
@@ -248,8 +247,6 @@ static inline const char *
 hash_rxq_flow_type_str(enum hash_rxq_flow_type flow_type)
 {
 	switch (flow_type) {
-	case HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_ALLMULTI:
-		return "allmulticast";
 	case HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_BROADCAST:
 		return "broadcast";
 	case HASH_RXQ_FLOW_TYPE_IPV6MULTI:
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
index 085abcc..27e7890 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ mlx5_dev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	}
 	if (dev->data->promiscuous)
 		mlx5_promiscuous_enable(dev);
+	else if (dev->data->all_multicast)
+		mlx5_allmulticast_enable(dev);
 	err = priv_flow_start(priv, &priv->ctrl_flows);
 	if (err) {
 		ERROR("%p: an error occurred while configuring control flows:"
