{
        u32 val;
 
-       val = MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_MAC_RESET_DIS;
-       if (state->pause & MLO_PAUSE_TX)
-               val |= MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_TX_FLOW_CTRL_EN;
-
-       if (state->pause & MLO_PAUSE_RX)
-               val |= MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_RX_FLOW_CTRL_EN;
-
        mvpp2_modify(port->base + MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_REG,
-                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_MAC_RESET_DIS |
-                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_TX_FLOW_CTRL_EN |
-                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_RX_FLOW_CTRL_EN, val);
+                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_MAC_RESET_DIS,
+                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_MAC_RESET_DIS);
        mvpp2_modify(port->base + MVPP22_XLG_CTRL4_REG,
                     MVPP22_XLG_CTRL4_MACMODSELECT_GMAC |
                     MVPP22_XLG_CTRL4_EN_IDLE_CHECK |
 
        if (mvpp2_is_xlg(interface)) {
                if (!phylink_autoneg_inband(mode)) {
+                       val = MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_FORCE_LINK_PASS;
+                       if (tx_pause)
+                               val |= MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_TX_FLOW_CTRL_EN;
+                       if (rx_pause)
+                               val |= MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_RX_FLOW_CTRL_EN;
+
                        mvpp2_modify(port->base + MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_REG,
                                     MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_FORCE_LINK_DOWN |
-                                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_FORCE_LINK_PASS,
-                                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_FORCE_LINK_PASS);
+                                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_FORCE_LINK_PASS |
+                                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_TX_FLOW_CTRL_EN |
+                                    MVPP22_XLG_CTRL0_RX_FLOW_CTRL_EN, val);
                }
        } else {
                if (!phylink_autoneg_inband(mode)) {