if (ecmd->autoneg != adapter->phy.fc_autoneg)
                return -EINVAL;
-       adapter->tx_fc = ecmd->tx_pause;
-       adapter->rx_fc = ecmd->rx_pause;
 
-       status = be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter,
-                                        adapter->tx_fc, adapter->rx_fc);
-       if (status)
+       status = be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter, ecmd->tx_pause,
+                                        ecmd->rx_pause);
+       if (status) {
                dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Pause param set failed\n");
+               return be_cmd_status(status);
+       }
 
-       return be_cmd_status(status);
+       adapter->tx_fc = ecmd->tx_pause;
+       adapter->rx_fc = ecmd->rx_pause;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int be_set_phys_id(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 static int be_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
        struct device *dev = &adapter->pdev->dev;
-       u32 tx_fc, rx_fc;
        int status;
 
        be_setup_init(adapter);
 
        be_cmd_get_acpi_wol_cap(adapter);
 
-       be_cmd_get_flow_control(adapter, &tx_fc, &rx_fc);
+       status = be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter, adapter->tx_fc,
+                                        adapter->rx_fc);
+       if (status)
+               be_cmd_get_flow_control(adapter, &adapter->tx_fc,
+                                       &adapter->rx_fc);
 
-       if (rx_fc != adapter->rx_fc || tx_fc != adapter->tx_fc)
-               be_cmd_set_flow_control(adapter, adapter->tx_fc,
-                                       adapter->rx_fc);
+       dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "HW Flow control - TX:%d RX:%d\n",
+                adapter->tx_fc, adapter->rx_fc);
 
        if (be_physfn(adapter))
                be_cmd_set_logical_link_config(adapter,