diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
index 6fb3bee904d38f228f6587881f0a6a2f03557731..70a55dcc431d16ad0c0d9e08dcf6daae67b25b38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,12 @@ int emac_mac_up(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 	writel((u32)~DIS_INT, adpt->base + EMAC_INT_STATUS);
 	writel(adpt->irq.mask, adpt->base + EMAC_INT_MASK);
 
+	/* Enable pause frames.  Without this feature, the EMAC has been shown
+	 * to receive (and drop) frames with FCS errors at gigabit connections.
+	 */
+	adpt->phydev->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
+	adpt->phydev->advertising |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
+
 	adpt->phydev->irq = PHY_IGNORE_INTERRUPT;
 	phy_start(adpt->phydev);