diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index 5dc89e527e7d..ddcf7efbee9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -5670,22 +5670,16 @@ static int bnxt_probe_phy(struct bnxt *bp)
 	}
 
 	/*initialize the ethool setting copy with NVM settings */
-	if (BNXT_AUTO_MODE(link_info->auto_mode))
-		link_info->autoneg |= BNXT_AUTONEG_SPEED;
-
-	if (link_info->auto_pause_setting & BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_BOTH) {
-		if (link_info->auto_pause_setting == BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_BOTH)
-			link_info->autoneg |= BNXT_AUTONEG_FLOW_CTRL;
+	if (BNXT_AUTO_MODE(link_info->auto_mode)) {
+		link_info->autoneg = BNXT_AUTONEG_SPEED |
+				     BNXT_AUTONEG_FLOW_CTRL;
+		link_info->advertising = link_info->auto_link_speeds;
 		link_info->req_flow_ctrl = link_info->auto_pause_setting;
-	} else if (link_info->force_pause_setting & BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_BOTH) {
+	} else {
+		link_info->req_link_speed = link_info->force_link_speed;
+		link_info->req_duplex = link_info->duplex_setting;
 		link_info->req_flow_ctrl = link_info->force_pause_setting;
 	}
-	link_info->req_duplex = link_info->duplex_setting;
-	if (link_info->autoneg & BNXT_AUTONEG_SPEED)
-		link_info->req_link_speed = link_info->auto_link_speed;
-	else
-		link_info->req_link_speed = link_info->force_link_speed;
-	link_info->advertising = link_info->auto_link_speeds;
 	snprintf(phy_ver, PHY_VER_STR_LEN, " ph %d.%d.%d",
 		 link_info->phy_ver[0],
 		 link_info->phy_ver[1],
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index 724030785e8b..afc9655a4dac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ static int bnxt_get_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 	u16 ethtool_speed;
 
 	cmd->supported = bnxt_fw_to_ethtool_support_spds(link_info);
+	cmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
 
 	if (link_info->auto_link_speeds)
 		cmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_Autoneg;
@@ -570,28 +571,16 @@ static int bnxt_get_settings(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_cmd *cmd)
 		cmd->autoneg = AUTONEG_DISABLE;
 		cmd->advertising = 0;
 	}
-	if (link_info->auto_pause_setting & BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_BOTH) {
+	if (link_info->autoneg & BNXT_AUTONEG_FLOW_CTRL) {
 		if ((link_info->auto_pause_setting & BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_BOTH) ==
 		    BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_BOTH) {
 			cmd->advertising |= ADVERTISED_Pause;
-			cmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause;
 		} else {
 			cmd->advertising |= ADVERTISED_Asym_Pause;
-			cmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
 			if (link_info->auto_pause_setting &
 			    BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_RX)
 				cmd->advertising |= ADVERTISED_Pause;
 		}
-	} else if (link_info->force_pause_setting & BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_BOTH) {
-		if ((link_info->force_pause_setting & BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_BOTH) ==
-		    BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_BOTH) {
-			cmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause;
-		} else {
-			cmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
-			if (link_info->force_pause_setting &
-			    BNXT_LINK_PAUSE_RX)
-				cmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause;
-		}
 	}
 
 	cmd->port = PORT_NONE;