diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88172Device.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88172Device.cpp
index e16f4b0bcf..28beb9a984 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88172Device.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88172Device.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ AX88172Device::StartDevice()
 		}
 	}
 
-	uint16 rxcontrol = RXCTL_START | RXCTL_MULTICAST | RXCTL_UNICAST;
+	uint16 rxcontrol = RXCTL_START | RXCTL_MULTICAST 
+							| RXCTL_UNICAST | RXCTL_BROADCAST;
 	status_t result = WriteRXControlRegister(rxcontrol);
 	if(result != B_OK) {
 		TRACE_ALWAYS("Error of writing %#04x RX Control:%#010x\n", rxcontrol, result);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88178Device.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88178Device.cpp
index 27e95f64ef..c94ac5d5b0 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88178Device.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88178Device.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ AX88178Device::StartDevice()
 				"%d bytes of %d written.\n", actualLength, sizeof(fIPG));
 	}
 
-	uint16 rxcontrol = RXCTL_START | RXCTL_MULTICAST;
+	uint16 rxcontrol = RXCTL_START | RXCTL_MULTICAST | RXCTL_BROADCAST;
 	result = WriteRXControlRegister(rxcontrol);
 	if(result != B_OK) {
 		TRACE_ALWAYS("Error of writing %#04x RX Control:%#010x\n", rxcontrol, result);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88772Device.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88772Device.cpp
index 9cfb5af2f3..5bcba7f7bd 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88772Device.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/usb_asix/AX88772Device.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ AX88772Device::StartDevice()
 				"%d bytes of %d written.\n", actualLength, sizeof(fIPG));
 	}
 
-	uint16 rxcontrol = RXCTL_START | RXCTL_MULTICAST;
+	uint16 rxcontrol = RXCTL_START | RXCTL_MULTICAST | RXCTL_BROADCAST;
 	result = WriteRXControlRegister(rxcontrol);
 	if(result != B_OK) {
 		TRACE_ALWAYS("Error of writing %#04x RX Control:%#010x\n", rxcontrol, result);