diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-ethtool.c
index cfc57d2c64f9..c418a6e9a591 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-ethtool.c
@@ -148,16 +148,26 @@ static void emac_get_ringparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 static void emac_get_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 				struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
 {
-	struct phy_device *phydev = netdev->phydev;
+	struct emac_adapter *adpt = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-	if (phydev) {
-		if (phydev->autoneg)
-			pause->autoneg = 1;
-		if (phydev->pause)
-			pause->rx_pause = 1;
-		if (phydev->pause != phydev->asym_pause)
-			pause->tx_pause = 1;
-	}
+	pause->autoneg = adpt->automatic ? AUTONEG_ENABLE : AUTONEG_DISABLE;
+	pause->rx_pause = adpt->rx_flow_control ? 1 : 0;
+	pause->tx_pause = adpt->tx_flow_control ? 1 : 0;;
+}
+
+static int emac_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev,
+			       struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
+{
+	struct emac_adapter *adpt = netdev_priv(netdev);
+
+	adpt->automatic = pause->autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE;
+	adpt->rx_flow_control = pause->rx_pause != 0;
+	adpt->tx_flow_control = pause->tx_pause != 0;
+
+	if (netif_running(netdev))
+		return emac_reinit_locked(adpt);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops emac_ethtool_ops = {
@@ -172,7 +182,9 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops emac_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_ethtool_stats = emac_get_ethtool_stats,
 
 	.get_ringparam = emac_get_ringparam,
+
 	.get_pauseparam = emac_get_pauseparam,
+	.set_pauseparam = emac_set_pauseparam,
 
 	.nway_reset = emac_nway_reset,
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
index b991219862b1..4b3e0144ad5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac-mac.c
@@ -565,11 +565,19 @@ static void emac_mac_start(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 
 	mac |= TXEN | RXEN;     /* enable RX/TX */
 
-	/* Configure MAC flow control to match the PHY's settings. */
-	if (phydev->pause)
-		mac |= RXFC;
-	if (phydev->pause != phydev->asym_pause)
-		mac |= TXFC;
+	/* Configure MAC flow control. If set to automatic, then match
+	 * whatever the PHY does. Otherwise, enable or disable it, depending
+	 * on what the user configured via ethtool.
+	 */
+	mac &= ~(RXFC | TXFC);
+
+	if (adpt->automatic) {
+		/* If it's set to automatic, then update our local values */
+		adpt->rx_flow_control = phydev->pause;
+		adpt->tx_flow_control = phydev->pause != phydev->asym_pause;
+	}
+	mac |= adpt->rx_flow_control ? RXFC : 0;
+	mac |= adpt->tx_flow_control ? TXFC : 0;
 
 	/* setup link speed */
 	mac &= ~SPEED_MASK;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
index 3387c0a88746..28a8cdc36485 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@ static void emac_init_adapter(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 {
 	u32 reg;
 
+	adpt->rrd_size = EMAC_RRD_SIZE;
+	adpt->tpd_size = EMAC_TPD_SIZE;
+	adpt->rfd_size = EMAC_RFD_SIZE;
+
 	/* descriptors */
 	adpt->tx_desc_cnt = EMAC_DEF_TX_DESCS;
 	adpt->rx_desc_cnt = EMAC_DEF_RX_DESCS;
@@ -456,6 +460,9 @@ static void emac_init_adapter(struct emac_adapter *adpt)
 
 	/* others */
 	adpt->preamble = EMAC_PREAMBLE_DEF;
+
+	/* default to automatic flow control */
+	adpt->automatic = true;
 }
 
 /* Get the clock */
@@ -675,10 +682,6 @@ static int emac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	netdev->watchdog_timeo = EMAC_WATCHDOG_TIME;
 	netdev->irq = adpt->irq.irq;
 
-	adpt->rrd_size = EMAC_RRD_SIZE;
-	adpt->tpd_size = EMAC_TPD_SIZE;
-	adpt->rfd_size = EMAC_RFD_SIZE;
-
 	netdev->netdev_ops = &emac_netdev_ops;
 
 	emac_init_adapter(adpt);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.h
index ef91dcc7f646..e77fb6966cbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.h
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ struct emac_adapter {
 
 	unsigned int			rxbuf_size;
 
+	/* Flow control / pause frames support. If automatic=True, do whatever
+	 * the PHY does. Otherwise, use tx_flow_control and rx_flow_control.
+	 */
+	bool				automatic;
+	bool				tx_flow_control;
+	bool				rx_flow_control;
+
 	/* Ring parameter */
 	u8				tpd_burst;
 	u8				rfd_burst;