diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe.h
index ab34084e5e3188a5b717c47f14af5887039d75ca..b22430f5a6b261204db925ead7b9f1d55b707954 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #define NGBE_INTR_ALL                  0x1FF
 
+#define NGBE_DEFAULT_FCPAUSE   0xFFFF
+
 /* TX/RX descriptor defines */
 #define NGBE_DEFAULT_TXD               512 /* default ring size */
 #define NGBE_DEFAULT_TX_WORK           256
@@ -542,6 +544,7 @@ struct ngbe_adapter {
 	u32 flags;
 	u32 flags2;
 	unsigned long state;
+	enum ngbe_fc_mode last_lfc_mode;
 
 	unsigned int tx_ring_count;
 	unsigned int rx_ring_count;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
index 83c7a27caf780ee4472d25a2fb18870826a98ef4..68d9cffc7a53a0dbf6e97836f2c62d7f185882e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
@@ -479,6 +479,15 @@ static int ngbe_sw_init(struct ngbe_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->flags2 |= NGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_CAPABLE;
 	adapter->flags2 |= NGBE_FLAG2_EEE_CAPABLE;
 
+	/* default flow control settings */
+	hw->fc.requested_mode = ngbe_fc_full;
+	hw->fc.current_mode = ngbe_fc_full; /* init for ethtool output */
+
+	adapter->last_lfc_mode = hw->fc.current_mode;
+	hw->fc.pause_time = NGBE_DEFAULT_FCPAUSE;
+	hw->fc.send_xon = true;
+	hw->fc.disable_fc_autoneg = false;
+
 	/* set default ring sizes */
 	adapter->tx_ring_count = NGBE_DEFAULT_TXD;
 	adapter->rx_ring_count = NGBE_DEFAULT_RXD;