diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 8bb6fd9138196c8e41972ef7b3048780451d2102..5d8016c0c13477315542206378bbf53d52577e30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -1948,6 +1948,7 @@ int be_cmd_set_flow_control(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 tx_fc, u32 rx_fc)
 			       OPCODE_COMMON_SET_FLOW_CONTROL, sizeof(*req),
 			       wrb, NULL);
 
+	req->hdr.version = 1;
 	req->tx_flow_control = cpu_to_le16((u16)tx_fc);
 	req->rx_flow_control = cpu_to_le16((u16)rx_fc);
 
@@ -1955,6 +1956,10 @@ int be_cmd_set_flow_control(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 tx_fc, u32 rx_fc)
 
 err:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
+
+	if (base_status(status) == MCC_STATUS_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED)
+		return  -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
index 0e1186856aa61ba9cef38e16fa14589fec8c11a0..3b1606cb3cbf00c78dd569dc54fb4903b1478c89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ enum mcc_base_status {
 	MCC_STATUS_ILLEGAL_FIELD = 3,
 	MCC_STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER = 4,
 	MCC_STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED_REQUEST = 5,
-	MCC_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 66
+	MCC_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED = 66,
+	MCC_STATUS_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED = 68
 };
 
 /* Additional status */