diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/benet/be.h
index a80da0e14a52..3b79a225628a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be.h
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ struct be_adapter {
 	u32 port_num;
 	bool promiscuous;
 	u32 cap;
+	u32 rx_fc;		/* Rx flow control */
+	u32 tx_fc;		/* Tx flow control */
 };
 
 extern const struct ethtool_ops be_ethtool_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c
index cda5bf2fc50a..f0fd95b43c07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c
@@ -323,10 +323,12 @@ be_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_pauseparam *ecmd)
 
 	if (ecmd->autoneg != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	adapter->tx_fc = ecmd->tx_pause;
+	adapter->rx_fc = ecmd->rx_pause;
 
-	status = be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter, ecmd->tx_pause,
-			ecmd->rx_pause);
-	if (!status)
+	status = be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter,
+					adapter->tx_fc, adapter->rx_fc);
+	if (status)
 		dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Pause param set failed.\n");
 
 	return status;
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index 1f941f027718..4a7a4527182d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -1652,7 +1652,8 @@ static int be_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto mccqs_destroy;
 
-	status = be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter, true, true);
+	status = be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter,
+					adapter->tx_fc, adapter->rx_fc);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto mccqs_destroy;
 	return 0;
@@ -1909,6 +1910,10 @@ static void be_netdev_init(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	adapter->rx_csum = true;
 
+	/* Default settings for Rx and Tx flow control */
+	adapter->rx_fc = true;
+	adapter->tx_fc = true;
+
 	netif_set_gso_max_size(netdev, 65535);
 
 	BE_SET_NETDEV_OPS(netdev, &be_netdev_ops);
@@ -2171,6 +2176,7 @@ static int be_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 		be_close(netdev);
 		rtnl_unlock();
 	}
+	be_cmd_get_flow_control(adapter, &adapter->tx_fc, &adapter->rx_fc);
 	be_clear(adapter);
 
 	pci_save_state(pdev);