diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h
index f1e942b9a887..1baea5d5bdb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h
@@ -1238,6 +1238,7 @@ enum {
 	MCU_CE_CMD_TEST_CTRL = 0x01,
 	MCU_CE_CMD_START_HW_SCAN = 0x03,
 	MCU_CE_CMD_SET_PS_PROFILE = 0x05,
+	MCU_CE_CMD_SET_RX_FILTER = 0x0a,
 	MCU_CE_CMD_SET_CHAN_DOMAIN = 0x0f,
 	MCU_CE_CMD_SET_BSS_CONNECTED = 0x16,
 	MCU_CE_CMD_SET_BSS_ABORT = 0x17,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/init.c
index d4b681d7e1d2..4b935867c2b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/init.c
@@ -229,8 +229,6 @@ int mt7921_mac_init(struct mt7921_dev *dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 		mt7921_mac_init_band(dev, i);
 
-	dev->mt76.rxfilter = mt76_rr(dev, MT_WF_RFCR(0));
-
 	return mt76_connac_mcu_set_rts_thresh(&dev->mt76, 0x92b, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt7921_mac_init);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
index 76ac5069638f..df7bd84b28d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
@@ -681,7 +681,6 @@ static int mt7921_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 		ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces(hw,
 						    IEEE80211_IFACE_ITER_RESUME_ALL,
 						    mt7921_sniffer_interface_iter, dev);
-		dev->mt76.rxfilter = mt76_rr(dev, MT_WF_RFCR(0));
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -710,53 +709,12 @@ static void mt7921_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				    u64 multicast)
 {
 	struct mt7921_dev *dev = mt7921_hw_dev(hw);
-	u32 ctl_flags = MT_WF_RFCR1_DROP_ACK |
-			MT_WF_RFCR1_DROP_BF_POLL |
-			MT_WF_RFCR1_DROP_BA |
-			MT_WF_RFCR1_DROP_CFEND |
-			MT_WF_RFCR1_DROP_CFACK;
-	u32 flags = 0;
-
-#define MT76_FILTER(_flag, _hw) do {					\
-		flags |= *total_flags & FIF_##_flag;			\
-		dev->mt76.rxfilter &= ~(_hw);				\
-		dev->mt76.rxfilter |= !(flags & FIF_##_flag) * (_hw);	\
-	} while (0)
 
 	mt7921_mutex_acquire(dev);
-
-	dev->mt76.rxfilter &= ~(MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_OTHER_BSS |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_OTHER_BEACON |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_FRAME_REPORT |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_PROBEREQ |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_MCAST_FILTERED |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_MCAST |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_BCAST |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_DUPLICATE |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_A2_BSSID |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_UNWANTED_CTL |
-				MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_STBC_MULTI);
-
-	MT76_FILTER(OTHER_BSS, MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_OTHER_TIM |
-			       MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_A3_MAC |
-			       MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_A3_BSSID);
-
-	MT76_FILTER(FCSFAIL, MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_FCSFAIL);
-
-	MT76_FILTER(CONTROL, MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_CTS |
-			     MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_RTS |
-			     MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_CTL_RSV |
-			     MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_NDPA);
-
-	*total_flags = flags;
-	mt76_wr(dev, MT_WF_RFCR(0), dev->mt76.rxfilter);
-
-	if (*total_flags & FIF_CONTROL)
-		mt76_clear(dev, MT_WF_RFCR1(0), ctl_flags);
-	else
-		mt76_set(dev, MT_WF_RFCR1(0), ctl_flags);
-
+	mt7921_mcu_set_rxfilter(dev, *total_flags, 0, 0);
 	mt7921_mutex_release(dev);
+
+	*total_flags &= (FIF_OTHER_BSS | FIF_FCSFAIL | FIF_CONTROL);
 }
 
 static void mt7921_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c
index 8930b5a4467c..8aeb030fb763 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c
@@ -1019,6 +1019,8 @@ int mt7921_mcu_set_beacon_filter(struct mt7921_dev *dev,
 				 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				 bool enable)
 {
+#define MT7921_FIF_BIT_CLR		BIT(1)
+#define MT7921_FIF_BIT_SET		BIT(0)
 	int err;
 
 	if (enable) {
@@ -1026,7 +1028,11 @@ int mt7921_mcu_set_beacon_filter(struct mt7921_dev *dev,
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		mt76_set(dev, MT_WF_RFCR(0), MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_OTHER_BEACON);
+		err = mt7921_mcu_set_rxfilter(dev, 0,
+					      MT7921_FIF_BIT_SET,
+					      MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_OTHER_BEACON);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1035,7 +1041,11 @@ int mt7921_mcu_set_beacon_filter(struct mt7921_dev *dev,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	mt76_clear(dev, MT_WF_RFCR(0), MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_OTHER_BEACON);
+	err = mt7921_mcu_set_rxfilter(dev, 0,
+				      MT7921_FIF_BIT_CLR,
+				      MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_OTHER_BEACON);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1255,3 +1265,25 @@ int mt7921_mcu_set_clc(struct mt7921_dev *dev, u8 *alpha2,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int mt7921_mcu_set_rxfilter(struct mt7921_dev *dev, u32 fif,
+			    u8 bit_op, u32 bit_map)
+{
+	struct {
+		u8 rsv[4];
+		u8 mode;
+		u8 rsv2[3];
+		__le32 fif;
+		__le32 bit_map; /* bit_* for bitmap update */
+		u8 bit_op;
+		u8 pad[51];
+	} __packed data = {
+		.mode = fif ? 1 : 2,
+		.fif = cpu_to_le32(fif),
+		.bit_map = cpu_to_le32(bit_map),
+		.bit_op = bit_op,
+	};
+
+	return mt76_mcu_send_msg(&dev->mt76, MCU_CE_CMD(SET_RX_FILTER),
+				 &data, sizeof(data), false);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
index efff4d43d796..248a4bc30955 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ int mt7921_mcu_get_rx_rate(struct mt7921_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			   struct ieee80211_sta *sta, struct rate_info *rate);
 int mt7921_mcu_fw_log_2_host(struct mt7921_dev *dev, u8 ctrl);
 void mt7921_mcu_rx_event(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb);
+int mt7921_mcu_set_rxfilter(struct mt7921_dev *dev, u32 fif,
+			    u8 bit_op, u32 bit_map);
 
 static inline void mt7921_irq_enable(struct mt7921_dev *dev, u32 mask)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/testmode.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/testmode.c
index bdec8684ce94..7f408212e716 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/testmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/testmode.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ mt7921_tm_set(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct mt7921_tm_cmd *req)
 		cancel_work_sync(&pm->wake_work);
 		__mt7921_mcu_drv_pmctrl(dev);
 
-		mt76_wr(dev, MT_WF_RFCR(0), dev->mt76.rxfilter);
 		phy->test.state = MT76_TM_STATE_ON;
 	}
 
