diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
index a2f3db39221e..d0e6e1503581 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/dwmac4_core.c
@@ -475,8 +475,9 @@ static void dwmac4_flow_ctrl(struct mac_device_info *hw, unsigned int duplex,
 	if (fc & FLOW_RX) {
 		pr_debug("\tReceive Flow-Control ON\n");
 		flow |= GMAC_RX_FLOW_CTRL_RFE;
-		writel(flow, ioaddr + GMAC_RX_FLOW_CTRL);
 	}
+	writel(flow, ioaddr + GMAC_RX_FLOW_CTRL);
+
 	if (fc & FLOW_TX) {
 		pr_debug("\tTransmit Flow-Control ON\n");
 
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ static void dwmac4_flow_ctrl(struct mac_device_info *hw, unsigned int duplex,
 			pr_debug("\tduplex mode: PAUSE %d\n", pause_time);
 
 		for (queue = 0; queue < tx_cnt; queue++) {
-			flow |= GMAC_TX_FLOW_CTRL_TFE;
+			flow = GMAC_TX_FLOW_CTRL_TFE;
 
 			if (duplex)
 				flow |=
@@ -492,6 +493,9 @@ static void dwmac4_flow_ctrl(struct mac_device_info *hw, unsigned int duplex,
 
 			writel(flow, ioaddr + GMAC_QX_TX_FLOW_CTRL(queue));
 		}
+	} else {
+		for (queue = 0; queue < tx_cnt; queue++)
+			writel(0, ioaddr + GMAC_QX_TX_FLOW_CTRL(queue));
 	}
 }