diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
index 1a0c3bf86ead3ad66f377eae5ab0abede7f93d43..752a72499b4f16ebb22c126c258ca35a0f19619d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
@@ -156,57 +156,63 @@ static int mlx4_en_dcbnl_getnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, int tcid, u8 *num)
 static u8 mlx4_en_dcbnl_set_all(struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct mlx4_en_port_profile *prof = priv->prof;
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
+	u8 tx_pause, tx_ppp, rx_pause, rx_ppp;
 
 	if (!(priv->dcbx_cap & DCB_CAP_DCBX_VER_CEE))
 		return 1;
 
 	if (priv->cee_config.pfc_state) {
 		int tc;
+		rx_ppp = prof->rx_ppp;
+		tx_ppp = prof->tx_ppp;
 
-		priv->prof->rx_pause = 0;
-		priv->prof->tx_pause = 0;
 		for (tc = 0; tc < CEE_DCBX_MAX_PRIO; tc++) {
 			u8 tc_mask = 1 << tc;
 
 			switch (priv->cee_config.dcb_pfc[tc]) {
 			case pfc_disabled:
-				priv->prof->tx_ppp &= ~tc_mask;
-				priv->prof->rx_ppp &= ~tc_mask;
+				tx_ppp &= ~tc_mask;
+				rx_ppp &= ~tc_mask;
 				break;
 			case pfc_enabled_full:
-				priv->prof->tx_ppp |= tc_mask;
-				priv->prof->rx_ppp |= tc_mask;
+				tx_ppp |= tc_mask;
+				rx_ppp |= tc_mask;
 				break;
 			case pfc_enabled_tx:
-				priv->prof->tx_ppp |= tc_mask;
-				priv->prof->rx_ppp &= ~tc_mask;
+				tx_ppp |= tc_mask;
+				rx_ppp &= ~tc_mask;
 				break;
 			case pfc_enabled_rx:
-				priv->prof->tx_ppp &= ~tc_mask;
-				priv->prof->rx_ppp |= tc_mask;
+				tx_ppp &= ~tc_mask;
+				rx_ppp |= tc_mask;
 				break;
 			default:
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		en_dbg(DRV, priv, "Set pfc on\n");
+		rx_pause = !!(rx_ppp || tx_ppp) ? 0 : prof->rx_pause;
+		tx_pause = !!(rx_ppp || tx_ppp) ? 0 : prof->tx_pause;
 	} else {
-		priv->prof->rx_pause = 1;
-		priv->prof->tx_pause = 1;
-		en_dbg(DRV, priv, "Set pfc off\n");
+		rx_ppp = 0;
+		tx_ppp = 0;
+		rx_pause = prof->rx_pause;
+		tx_pause = prof->tx_pause;
 	}
 
 	if (mlx4_SET_PORT_general(mdev->dev, priv->port,
 				  priv->rx_skb_size + ETH_FCS_LEN,
-				  priv->prof->tx_pause,
-				  priv->prof->tx_ppp,
-				  priv->prof->rx_pause,
-				  priv->prof->rx_ppp)) {
+				  tx_pause, tx_ppp, rx_pause, rx_ppp)) {
 		en_err(priv, "Failed setting pause params\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	prof->tx_ppp = tx_ppp;
+	prof->rx_ppp = rx_ppp;
+	prof->tx_pause = tx_pause;
+	prof->rx_pause = rx_pause;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -408,6 +414,7 @@ static int mlx4_en_dcbnl_ieee_setpfc(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx4_en_port_profile *prof = priv->prof;
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
+	u32 tx_pause, tx_ppp, rx_pause, rx_ppp;
 	int err;
 
 	en_dbg(DRV, priv, "cap: 0x%x en: 0x%x mbc: 0x%x delay: %d\n",
@@ -416,23 +423,26 @@ static int mlx4_en_dcbnl_ieee_setpfc(struct net_device *dev,
 			pfc->mbc,
 			pfc->delay);
 
-	prof->rx_pause = !pfc->pfc_en;
-	prof->tx_pause = !pfc->pfc_en;
-	prof->rx_ppp = pfc->pfc_en;
-	prof->tx_ppp = pfc->pfc_en;
+	rx_pause = prof->rx_pause && !pfc->pfc_en;
+	tx_pause = prof->tx_pause && !pfc->pfc_en;
+	rx_ppp = pfc->pfc_en;
+	tx_ppp = pfc->pfc_en;
 
 	err = mlx4_SET_PORT_general(mdev->dev, priv->port,
 				    priv->rx_skb_size + ETH_FCS_LEN,
-				    prof->tx_pause,
-				    prof->tx_ppp,
-				    prof->rx_pause,
-				    prof->rx_ppp);
-	if (err)
+				    tx_pause, tx_ppp, rx_pause, rx_ppp);
+	if (err) {
 		en_err(priv, "Failed setting pause params\n");
-	else
-		mlx4_en_update_pfc_stats_bitmap(mdev->dev, &priv->stats_bitmap,
-						prof->rx_ppp, prof->rx_pause,
-						prof->tx_ppp, prof->tx_pause);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	mlx4_en_update_pfc_stats_bitmap(mdev->dev, &priv->stats_bitmap,
+					rx_ppp, rx_pause, tx_ppp, tx_pause);
+
+	prof->tx_ppp = tx_ppp;
+	prof->rx_ppp = rx_ppp;
+	prof->rx_pause = rx_pause;
+	prof->tx_pause = tx_pause;
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
index ebc1f566a4d953ab623c5fb4ca6dc018375280e3..f3302edba8b47b6fc67008aec7826e09b94514c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1046,27 +1046,32 @@ static int mlx4_en_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
+	u8 tx_pause, tx_ppp, rx_pause, rx_ppp;
 	int err;
 
 	if (pause->autoneg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	priv->prof->tx_pause = pause->tx_pause != 0;
-	priv->prof->rx_pause = pause->rx_pause != 0;
+	tx_pause = !!(pause->tx_pause);
+	rx_pause = !!(pause->rx_pause);
+	rx_ppp = priv->prof->rx_ppp && !(tx_pause || rx_pause);
+	tx_ppp = priv->prof->tx_ppp && !(tx_pause || rx_pause);
+
 	err = mlx4_SET_PORT_general(mdev->dev, priv->port,
 				    priv->rx_skb_size + ETH_FCS_LEN,
-				    priv->prof->tx_pause,
-				    priv->prof->tx_ppp,
-				    priv->prof->rx_pause,
-				    priv->prof->rx_ppp);
-	if (err)
-		en_err(priv, "Failed setting pause params\n");
-	else
-		mlx4_en_update_pfc_stats_bitmap(mdev->dev, &priv->stats_bitmap,
-						priv->prof->rx_ppp,
-						priv->prof->rx_pause,
-						priv->prof->tx_ppp,
-						priv->prof->tx_pause);
+				    tx_pause, tx_ppp, rx_pause, rx_ppp);
+	if (err) {
+		en_err(priv, "Failed setting pause params, err = %d\n", err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	mlx4_en_update_pfc_stats_bitmap(mdev->dev, &priv->stats_bitmap,
+					rx_ppp, rx_pause, tx_ppp, tx_pause);
+
+	priv->prof->tx_pause = tx_pause;
+	priv->prof->rx_pause = rx_pause;
+	priv->prof->tx_ppp = tx_ppp;
+	priv->prof->rx_ppp = rx_ppp;
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
index 2c2965497ed35c5b74d0baeed8ff89ae7f0e52d6..d25e16d2c3191ecff8ed758353203de5f7dc9c07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ static void mlx4_en_get_profile(struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev)
 		params->udp_rss = 0;
 	}
 	for (i = 1; i <= MLX4_MAX_PORTS; i++) {
-		params->prof[i].rx_pause = 1;
+		params->prof[i].rx_pause = !(pfcrx || pfctx);
 		params->prof[i].rx_ppp = pfcrx;
-		params->prof[i].tx_pause = 1;
+		params->prof[i].tx_pause = !(pfcrx || pfctx);
 		params->prof[i].tx_ppp = pfctx;
 		params->prof[i].tx_ring_size = MLX4_EN_DEF_TX_RING_SIZE;
 		params->prof[i].rx_ring_size = MLX4_EN_DEF_RX_RING_SIZE;