diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
index 2e71e510e127..5b052fdd2696 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@ static void dwmac4_flow_ctrl(struct mac_device_info *hw, unsigned int duplex,
 	if (fc & FLOW_RX) {
 		pr_debug("\tReceive Flow-Control ON\n");
 		flow |= GMAC_RX_FLOW_CTRL_RFE;
+	} else {
+		pr_debug("\tReceive Flow-Control OFF\n");
 	}
 	writel(flow, ioaddr + GMAC_RX_FLOW_CTRL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 41e71a26b1ad..14ea0168b548 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1043,8 +1043,16 @@ static void stmmac_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 		ctrl |= priv->hw->link.duplex;
 
 	/* Flow Control operation */
-	if (tx_pause && rx_pause)
-		stmmac_mac_flow_ctrl(priv, duplex);
+	if (rx_pause && tx_pause)
+		priv->flow_ctrl = FLOW_AUTO;
+	else if (rx_pause && !tx_pause)
+		priv->flow_ctrl = FLOW_RX;
+	else if (!rx_pause && tx_pause)
+		priv->flow_ctrl = FLOW_TX;
+	else
+		priv->flow_ctrl = FLOW_OFF;
+
+	stmmac_mac_flow_ctrl(priv, duplex);
 
 	writel(ctrl, priv->ioaddr + MAC_CTRL_REG);