diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index 5f8c6ab7a98ab2581aa26db50d21554e7a78a909..dfbfe3520048ea9131775d0e7c283572f3b77b01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static int ixgbe_set_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev,
 	else
 		fc.disable_fc_autoneg = false;
 
-	if (pause->rx_pause && pause->tx_pause)
+	if ((pause->rx_pause && pause->tx_pause) || pause->autoneg)
 		fc.requested_mode = ixgbe_fc_full;
 	else if (pause->rx_pause && !pause->tx_pause)
 		fc.requested_mode = ixgbe_fc_rx_pause;