diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 9c380a8..fcb6def 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -276,12 +276,14 @@
 		((hw_link_info->an_info & I40E_AQ_AN_COMPLETED) ?
 		  AUTONEG_ENABLE : AUTONEG_DISABLE);
 
-	pause->rx_pause = 0;
-	pause->tx_pause = 0;
-	if (hw_link_info->an_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_PAUSE_RX)
+	if (hw->fc.current_mode == I40E_FC_RX_PAUSE) {
 		pause->rx_pause = 1;
-	if (hw_link_info->an_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_PAUSE_TX)
+	} else if (hw->fc.current_mode == I40E_FC_TX_PAUSE) {
 		pause->tx_pause = 1;
+	} else if (hw->fc.current_mode == I40E_FC_FULL) {
+		pause->rx_pause = 1;
+		pause->tx_pause = 1;
+	}
 }
 
 static u32 i40e_get_msglevel(struct net_device *netdev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 9dc5829..4d3a201 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -6911,6 +6911,7 @@
  **/
 static int i40e_setup_pf_switch(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 {
+	u32 rxfc, txfc, rxfc_reg;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* find out what's out there already */
@@ -6981,20 +6982,65 @@
 	i40e_aq_get_link_info(&pf->hw, true, NULL, NULL);
 	i40e_link_event(pf);
 
-	/* Initialize user-specifics link properties */
+	/* Initialize user-specific link properties */
 	pf->fc_autoneg_status = ((pf->hw.phy.link_info.an_info &
 				  I40E_AQ_AN_COMPLETED) ? true : false);
-	pf->hw.fc.requested_mode = I40E_FC_DEFAULT;
-	if (pf->hw.phy.link_info.an_info &
-	   (I40E_AQ_LINK_PAUSE_TX | I40E_AQ_LINK_PAUSE_RX))
+	/* requested_mode is set in probe or by ethtool */
+	if (!pf->fc_autoneg_status)
+		goto no_autoneg;
+
+	if ((pf->hw.phy.link_info.an_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_PAUSE_TX) &&
+	    (pf->hw.phy.link_info.an_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_PAUSE_RX))
 		pf->hw.fc.current_mode = I40E_FC_FULL;
 	else if (pf->hw.phy.link_info.an_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_PAUSE_TX)
 		pf->hw.fc.current_mode = I40E_FC_TX_PAUSE;
 	else if (pf->hw.phy.link_info.an_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_PAUSE_RX)
 		pf->hw.fc.current_mode = I40E_FC_RX_PAUSE;
 	else
-		pf->hw.fc.current_mode = I40E_FC_DEFAULT;
+		pf->hw.fc.current_mode = I40E_FC_NONE;
 
+	/* sync the flow control settings with the auto-neg values */
+	switch (pf->hw.fc.current_mode) {
+	case I40E_FC_FULL:
+		txfc = 1;
+		rxfc = 1;
+		break;
+	case I40E_FC_TX_PAUSE:
+		txfc = 1;
+		rxfc = 0;
+		break;
+	case I40E_FC_RX_PAUSE:
+		txfc = 0;
+		rxfc = 1;
+		break;
+	case I40E_FC_NONE:
+	case I40E_FC_DEFAULT:
+		txfc = 0;
+		rxfc = 0;
+		break;
+	case I40E_FC_PFC:
+		/* TBD */
+		break;
+	/* no default case, we have to handle all possibilities here */
+	}
+
+	wr32(&pf->hw, I40E_PRTDCB_FCCFG, txfc << I40E_PRTDCB_FCCFG_TFCE_SHIFT);
+
+	rxfc_reg = rd32(&pf->hw, I40E_PRTDCB_MFLCN) &
+		   ~I40E_PRTDCB_MFLCN_RFCE_MASK;
+	rxfc_reg |= (rxfc << I40E_PRTDCB_MFLCN_RFCE_SHIFT);
+
+	wr32(&pf->hw, I40E_PRTDCB_MFLCN, rxfc_reg);
+
+	goto fc_complete;
+
+no_autoneg:
+	/* disable L2 flow control, user can turn it on if they wish */
+	wr32(&pf->hw, I40E_PRTDCB_FCCFG, 0);
+	wr32(&pf->hw, I40E_PRTDCB_MFLCN, rd32(&pf->hw, I40E_PRTDCB_MFLCN) &
+					 ~I40E_PRTDCB_MFLCN_RFCE_MASK);
+
+fc_complete:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -7288,6 +7334,9 @@
 		goto err_pf_reset;
 	}
 
+	/* set up a default setting for link flow control */
+	pf->hw.fc.requested_mode = I40E_FC_NONE;
+
 	err = i40e_init_adminq(hw);
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "%s\n", i40e_fw_version_str(hw));
 	if (((hw->nvm.version & I40E_NVM_VERSION_HI_MASK)