diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c
index efa557b..7e2ebba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c
@@ -1371,7 +1371,14 @@
 		pfc1_val |= XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_PFC_REFRESH_EN |
 			XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_PFC_STATS_EN |
 			XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_RX_PFC_EN |
-			XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_TX_PFC_EN;
+			XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_TX_PFC_EN |
+			XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_FORCE_PFC_XON;
+		/* Write pause and PFC registers */
+		REG_WR(bp, xmac_base + XMAC_REG_PAUSE_CTRL, pause_val);
+		REG_WR(bp, xmac_base + XMAC_REG_PFC_CTRL, pfc0_val);
+		REG_WR(bp, xmac_base + XMAC_REG_PFC_CTRL_HI, pfc1_val);
+		pfc1_val &= ~XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_FORCE_PFC_XON;
+
 	}
 
 	/* Write pause and PFC registers */
@@ -6843,6 +6850,12 @@
 			  SINGLE_MEDIA_DIRECT(params)) &&
 			 (phy_vars[active_external_phy].fault_detected == 0));
 
+	/* Update the PFC configuration in case it was changed */
+	if (params->feature_config_flags & FEATURE_CONFIG_PFC_ENABLED)
+		vars->link_status |= LINK_STATUS_PFC_ENABLED;
+	else
+		vars->link_status &= ~LINK_STATUS_PFC_ENABLED;
+
 	if (vars->link_up)
 		rc = bnx2x_update_link_up(params, vars, link_10g_plus);
 	else
@@ -12049,6 +12062,9 @@
 
 	bnx2x_emac_init(params, vars);
 
+	if (params->feature_config_flags & FEATURE_CONFIG_PFC_ENABLED)
+		vars->link_status |= LINK_STATUS_PFC_ENABLED;
+
 	if (params->num_phys == 0) {
 		DP(NETIF_MSG_LINK, "No phy found for initialization !!\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_reg.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_reg.h
index ab0a250..ecc7fa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_reg.h
@@ -5354,6 +5354,7 @@
 #define XMAC_CTRL_REG_TX_EN					 (0x1<<0)
 #define XMAC_PAUSE_CTRL_REG_RX_PAUSE_EN				 (0x1<<18)
 #define XMAC_PAUSE_CTRL_REG_TX_PAUSE_EN				 (0x1<<17)
+#define XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_FORCE_PFC_XON			 (0x1<<1)
 #define XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_PFC_REFRESH_EN			 (0x1<<0)
 #define XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_PFC_STATS_EN			 (0x1<<3)
 #define XMAC_PFC_CTRL_HI_REG_RX_PFC_EN				 (0x1<<4)