diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
index 2e8218fb0579..b7a7e2ae5e13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ethtool.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ static int e1000_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	hw->mac.original_fc = hw->mac.fc;
 
 	if (adapter->fc_autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE) {
+		hw->mac.fc = e1000_fc_default;
 		if (netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
 			e1000e_down(adapter);
 			e1000e_up(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c
index 3bbfe605e111..0bdeca30c75f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/lib.c
@@ -639,9 +639,15 @@ s32 e1000e_setup_link(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	if (e1000_check_reset_block(hw))
 		return 0;
 
-	ret_val = e1000_set_default_fc_generic(hw);
-	if (ret_val)
-		return ret_val;
+	/*
+	 * If flow control is set to default, set flow control based on
+	 * the EEPROM flow control settings.
+	 */
+	if (mac->fc == e1000_fc_default) {
+		ret_val = e1000_set_default_fc_generic(hw);
+		if (ret_val)
+			return ret_val;
+	}
 
 	/* We want to save off the original Flow Control configuration just
 	 * in case we get disconnected and then reconnected into a different
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 600538bc932f..033e124d1c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -4195,6 +4195,7 @@ static int __devinit e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	/* Initialize link parameters. User can change them with ethtool */
 	adapter->hw.mac.autoneg = 1;
+	adapter->fc_autoneg = 1;
 	adapter->hw.mac.original_fc = e1000_fc_default;
 	adapter->hw.mac.fc = e1000_fc_default;
 	adapter->hw.phy.autoneg_advertised = 0x2f;