diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 6c7324339ec8bad68d4cddd23d16c376d870202a..35255b8e90b78d0a4e07f96e74bcf37ea490e785 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ static void ixgbe_get_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	else
 		pause->autoneg = 1;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DCB
+	if (hw->fc.current_mode == ixgbe_fc_pfc) {
+		pause->rx_pause = 0;
+		pause->tx_pause = 0;
+	}
+
+#endif
 	if (hw->fc.current_mode == ixgbe_fc_rx_pause) {
 		pause->rx_pause = 1;
 	} else if (hw->fc.current_mode == ixgbe_fc_tx_pause) {