1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index 8004d7113c39..a7d6c87ebc24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@
 #define I82579_EMI_ADDR         0x10
 #define I82579_EMI_DATA         0x11
 #define I82579_LPI_UPDATE_TIMER 0x4805  /* in 40ns units + 40 ns base value */
-#define I82579_MSE_THRESHOLD    0x084F  /* Mean Square Error Threshold */
+#define I82579_MSE_THRESHOLD    0x084F  /* 82579 Mean Square Error Threshold */
+#define I82577_MSE_THRESHOLD    0x0887  /* 82577 Mean Square Error Threshold */
 #define I82579_MSE_LINK_DOWN    0x2411  /* MSE count before dropping link */
 #define I217_EEE_ADVERTISEMENT  0x8001  /* IEEE MMD Register 7.60 */
 #define I217_EEE_LP_ABILITY     0x8002  /* IEEE MMD Register 7.61 */
@@ -1809,6 +1810,11 @@ static s32 e1000_hv_phy_workarounds_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
         if (ret_val)
                 goto release;
         ret_val = e1e_wphy_locked(hw, BM_PORT_GEN_CFG, phy_data & 0x00FF);
+        if (ret_val)
+                goto release;
+
+        /* set MSE higher to enable link to stay up when noise is high */
+        ret_val = e1000_write_emi_reg_locked(hw, I82577_MSE_THRESHOLD, 0x0034);
 release:
         hw->phy.ops.release(hw);