diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
index 6c18d3d2442e..2539c985f695 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
@@ -808,6 +808,11 @@ static int cgx_lmac_enadis_pause_frm(void *cgxd, int lmac_id,
 	if (!is_lmac_valid(cgx, lmac_id))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	cfg = cgx_read(cgx, lmac_id, CGXX_GMP_GMI_RXX_FRM_CTL);
+	cfg &= ~CGX_GMP_GMI_RXX_FRM_CTL_CTL_BCK;
+	cfg |= rx_pause ? CGX_GMP_GMI_RXX_FRM_CTL_CTL_BCK : 0x0;
+	cgx_write(cgx, lmac_id, CGXX_GMP_GMI_RXX_FRM_CTL, cfg);
+
 	cfg = cgx_read(cgx, lmac_id, CGXX_SMUX_RX_FRM_CTL);
 	cfg &= ~CGX_SMUX_RX_FRM_CTL_CTL_BCK;
 	cfg |= rx_pause ? CGX_SMUX_RX_FRM_CTL_CTL_BCK : 0x0;