if (id == ESD_EV_CAN_ERROR_EXT) {
                u8 state = msg->rx.ev_can_err_ext.status;
                u8 ecc = msg->rx.ev_can_err_ext.ecc;
-               u8 rxerr = msg->rx.ev_can_err_ext.rec;
-               u8 txerr = msg->rx.ev_can_err_ext.tec;
+
+               priv->bec.rxerr = msg->rx.ev_can_err_ext.rec;
+               priv->bec.txerr = msg->rx.ev_can_err_ext.tec;
 
                netdev_dbg(priv->netdev,
                           "CAN_ERR_EV_EXT: dlc=%#02x state=%02x ecc=%02x rec=%02x tec=%02x\n",
-                          msg->rx.dlc, state, ecc, rxerr, txerr);
+                          msg->rx.dlc, state, ecc,
+                          priv->bec.rxerr, priv->bec.txerr);
+
+               /* if berr-reporting is off, only pass through on state change ... */
+               if (!(priv->can.ctrlmode & CAN_CTRLMODE_BERR_REPORTING) &&
+                   state == priv->old_state)
+                       return;
 
                skb = alloc_can_err_skb(priv->netdev, &cf);
+               if (!skb)
+                       stats->rx_dropped++;
 
                if (state != priv->old_state) {
                        enum can_state tx_state, rx_state;
                                break;
                        default:
                                new_state = CAN_STATE_ERROR_ACTIVE;
-                               txerr = 0;
-                               rxerr = 0;
+                               priv->bec.txerr = 0;
+                               priv->bec.rxerr = 0;
                                break;
                        }
 
                        if (new_state != priv->can.state) {
-                               tx_state = (txerr >= rxerr) ? new_state : 0;
-                               rx_state = (txerr <= rxerr) ? new_state : 0;
+                               tx_state = (priv->bec.txerr >= priv->bec.rxerr) ? new_state : 0;
+                               rx_state = (priv->bec.txerr <= priv->bec.rxerr) ? new_state : 0;
                                can_change_state(priv->netdev, cf,
                                                 tx_state, rx_state);
                        }
                        cf->data[3] = ecc & SJA1000_ECC_SEG;
                }
 
-               priv->bec.txerr = txerr;
-               priv->bec.rxerr = rxerr;
-
                if (skb) {
                        cf->can_id |= CAN_ERR_CNT;
-                       cf->data[6] = txerr;
-                       cf->data[7] = rxerr;
+                       cf->data[6] = priv->bec.txerr;
+                       cf->data[7] = priv->bec.rxerr;
 
                        netif_rx(skb);
-               } else {
-                       stats->rx_dropped++;
                }
        }
 }
 
        priv->can.state = CAN_STATE_STOPPED;
        priv->can.ctrlmode_supported = CAN_CTRLMODE_LISTENONLY |
-               CAN_CTRLMODE_CC_LEN8_DLC;
+               CAN_CTRLMODE_CC_LEN8_DLC |
+               CAN_CTRLMODE_BERR_REPORTING;
 
        if (le16_to_cpu(dev->udev->descriptor.idProduct) ==
            USB_CANUSBM_PRODUCT_ID)