diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_ethtool.c
index 0b9ce861c98155b584de3dec1aaa2830bc60f886..98e230d4e3c14f79f6a61c6de4085c2805e05f48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_ethtool.c
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ static int hinic_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	err = hinic_set_pause_info(nic_dev->hwdev, nic_pause);
 	if (err) {
 		nicif_err(nic_dev, drv, netdev, "Failed to set pauseparam\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	nicif_info(nic_dev, drv, netdev, "Set pause options, tx: %s, rx: %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_nic_cfg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_nic_cfg.c
index 5cdcc3ec16c0ab985923cd24cd44e874f5daa6e2..90b16ea9658d39b0902b0847c31c107a35d4160f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_nic_cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_nic_cfg.c
@@ -1029,6 +1029,10 @@ int hinic_set_pause_info(void *hwdev, struct nic_pause_config nic_pause)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	nic_cfg = &nic_hwdev->nic_io->nic_cfg;
+	if (nic_cfg->pfc_en) {
+		nic_err(nic_hwdev->dev_hdl, "Failed to set pause, please disable pfc first\n");
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
 
 	down(&nic_cfg->cfg_lock);