diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ethtool.c
index 61c8b450aafb..df0afd271a21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_ethtool.c
@@ -289,8 +289,6 @@ nfp_net_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	/* Init to unknowns */
 	ethtool_link_ksettings_add_link_mode(cmd, supported, FIBRE);
-	ethtool_link_ksettings_add_link_mode(cmd, supported, Pause);
-	ethtool_link_ksettings_add_link_mode(cmd, advertising, Pause);
 	cmd->base.port = PORT_OTHER;
 	cmd->base.speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 	cmd->base.duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
@@ -298,6 +296,8 @@ nfp_net_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	port = nfp_port_from_netdev(netdev);
 	eth_port = nfp_port_get_eth_port(port);
 	if (eth_port) {
+		ethtool_link_ksettings_add_link_mode(cmd, supported, Pause);
+		ethtool_link_ksettings_add_link_mode(cmd, advertising, Pause);
 		cmd->base.autoneg = eth_port->aneg != NFP_ANEG_DISABLED ?
 			AUTONEG_ENABLE : AUTONEG_DISABLE;
 		nfp_net_set_fec_link_mode(eth_port, cmd);