}
 
                /* mask with MAC supported features */
-               phydev->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause;
+               phy_support_sym_pause(phydev);
                phy_set_max_speed(phydev, SPEED_100);
 
                if (priv->pause_auto && priv->pause_rx && priv->pause_tx)
 
                phy_remove_link_mode(phy_dev,
                                     ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_1000baseT_Half_BIT);
 #if !defined(CONFIG_M5272)
-               phy_dev->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause;
+               phy_support_sym_pause(phy_dev);
 #endif
        }
        else
                phy_set_max_speed(phy_dev, 100);
 
-       phy_dev->advertising = phy_dev->supported;
-
        fep->link = 0;
        fep->full_duplex = 0;
 
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_remove_link_mode);
 
+/**
+ * phy_support_sym_pause - Enable support of symmetrical pause
+ * @phydev: target phy_device struct
+ *
+ * Description: Called by the MAC to indicate is supports symmetrical
+ * Pause, but not asym pause.
+ */
+void phy_support_sym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+       phydev->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause;
+       phydev->advertising = phydev->supported;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_support_sym_pause);
+
 /**
  * phy_support_asym_pause - Enable support of asym pause
  * @phydev: target phy_device struct
 
 void phy_print_status(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_set_max_speed(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 max_speed);
 void phy_remove_link_mode(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 link_mode);
+void phy_support_sym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_support_asym_pause(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 int phy_register_fixup(const char *bus_id, u32 phy_uid, u32 phy_uid_mask,