diff --git a/sys/dev/vx/if_vx.c b/sys/dev/vx/if_vx.c
index 468fc4e73942..98aa192c1b82 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vx/if_vx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vx/if_vx.c
@@ -712,7 +712,8 @@ again:
          * bleah!
          */
 
-	if ((eh->ether_dhost[0] & 1) == 0	/* !mcast and !bcast */
+	if (!(ifp->if_flags & IFF_PROMISC)
+	    && (eh->ether_dhost[0] & 1) == 0	/* !mcast and !bcast */
 	    && bcmp(eh->ether_dhost, IFP2ENADDR(sc->ifp), ETHER_ADDR_LEN)!=0) {
 		m_freem(m);
 		return;