1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index de4db0dc7879..63aacd53aab7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ static s32 ixgbe_fc_enable_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, s32 packetbuf_num)
         }
 
         /* Enable 802.3x based flow control settings. */
+        fctrl_reg |= IXGBE_FCTRL_DPF;
         IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_FCTRL, fctrl_reg);
         IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RMCS, rmcs_reg);