diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
index 0ced3587c88877c7c56a9d6c034d2306485e5484..1ae3348df3efe59b376753924f9f885356058d8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c
@@ -2048,29 +2048,27 @@ bnx2_setup_copper_phy(struct bnx2 *bp)
 __releases(&bp->phy_lock)
 __acquires(&bp->phy_lock)
 {
-	u32 bmcr;
+	u32 bmcr, adv_reg, new_adv = 0;
 	u32 new_bmcr;
 
 	bnx2_read_phy(bp, bp->mii_bmcr, &bmcr);
 
+	bnx2_read_phy(bp, bp->mii_adv, &adv_reg);
+	adv_reg &= (PHY_ALL_10_100_SPEED | ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP |
+		    ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM);
+
+	new_adv = ADVERTISE_CSMA | ethtool_adv_to_mii_adv_t(bp->advertising);
+
 	if (bp->autoneg & AUTONEG_SPEED) {
-		u32 adv_reg, adv1000_reg;
-		u32 new_adv = 0;
+		u32 adv1000_reg;
 		u32 new_adv1000 = 0;
 
-		bnx2_read_phy(bp, bp->mii_adv, &adv_reg);
-		adv_reg &= (PHY_ALL_10_100_SPEED | ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP |
-			ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM);
+		new_adv |= bnx2_phy_get_pause_adv(bp);
 
 		bnx2_read_phy(bp, MII_CTRL1000, &adv1000_reg);
 		adv1000_reg &= PHY_ALL_1000_SPEED;
 
-		new_adv = ethtool_adv_to_mii_adv_t(bp->advertising);
-		new_adv |= ADVERTISE_CSMA;
-		new_adv |= bnx2_phy_get_pause_adv(bp);
-
 		new_adv1000 |= ethtool_adv_to_mii_ctrl1000_t(bp->advertising);
-
 		if ((adv1000_reg != new_adv1000) ||
 			(adv_reg != new_adv) ||
 			((bmcr & BMCR_ANENABLE) == 0)) {
@@ -2090,6 +2088,10 @@ __acquires(&bp->phy_lock)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* advertise nothing when forcing speed */
+	if (adv_reg != new_adv)
+		bnx2_write_phy(bp, bp->mii_adv, new_adv);
+
 	new_bmcr = 0;
 	if (bp->req_line_speed == SPEED_100) {
 		new_bmcr |= BMCR_SPEED100;