diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
index 205d577bdbba..caf91c6f52b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void igb_mta_set(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 hash_value)
 static u32 igb_hash_mc_addr(struct e1000_hw *hw, u8 *mc_addr)
 {
 	u32 hash_value, hash_mask;
-	u8 bit_shift = 0;
+	u8 bit_shift = 1;
 
 	/* Register count multiplied by bits per register */
 	hash_mask = (hw->mac.mta_reg_count * 32) - 1;
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static u32 igb_hash_mc_addr(struct e1000_hw *hw, u8 *mc_addr)
 	/* For a mc_filter_type of 0, bit_shift is the number of left-shifts
 	 * where 0xFF would still fall within the hash mask.
 	 */
-	while (hash_mask >> bit_shift != 0xFF)
+	while (hash_mask >> bit_shift != 0xFF && bit_shift < 4)
 		bit_shift++;
 
 	/* The portion of the address that is used for the hash table