diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 4fdf0aa..2485b74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -1687,6 +1687,9 @@
 	priv->phydev->supported &= (GFAR_SUPPORTED | gigabit_support);
 	priv->phydev->advertising = priv->phydev->supported;
 
+	/* Add support for flow control, but don't advertise it by default */
+	priv->phydev->supported |= (SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause);
+
 	return 0;
 }