diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
index 25491edc35ce..931a1a7ebf76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
@@ -847,6 +847,11 @@ static void cgx_lmac_pause_frm_config(void *cgxd, int lmac_id, bool enable)
 	cfg |= CGX_CMR_RX_OVR_BP_EN(lmac_id);
 	cfg &= ~CGX_CMR_RX_OVR_BP_BP(lmac_id);
 	cgx_write(cgx, 0, CGXX_CMR_RX_OVR_BP, cfg);
+
+	/* Disable all PFC classes by default */
+	cfg = cgx_read(cgx, lmac_id, CGXX_SMUX_CBFC_CTL);
+	cfg = FIELD_SET(CGX_PFC_CLASS_MASK, 0, cfg);
+	cgx_write(cgx, lmac_id, CGXX_SMUX_CBFC_CTL, cfg);
 }

 int verify_lmac_fc_cfg(void *cgxd, int lmac_id, u8 tx_pause, u8 rx_pause,
@@ -899,6 +904,7 @@ int cgx_lmac_pfc_config(void *cgxd, int lmac_id, u8 tx_pause,
 		return 0;

 	cfg = cgx_read(cgx, lmac_id, CGXX_SMUX_CBFC_CTL);
+	pfc_en |= FIELD_GET(CGX_PFC_CLASS_MASK, cfg);

 	if (rx_pause) {
 		cfg |= (CGXX_SMUX_CBFC_CTL_RX_EN |
@@ -910,12 +916,13 @@ int cgx_lmac_pfc_config(void *cgxd, int lmac_id, u8 tx_pause,
 			CGXX_SMUX_CBFC_CTL_DRP_EN);
 	}

-	if (tx_pause)
+	if (tx_pause) {
 		cfg |= CGXX_SMUX_CBFC_CTL_TX_EN;
-	else
+		cfg = FIELD_SET(CGX_PFC_CLASS_MASK, pfc_en, cfg);
+	} else {
 		cfg &= ~CGXX_SMUX_CBFC_CTL_TX_EN;
-
-	cfg = FIELD_SET(CGX_PFC_CLASS_MASK, pfc_en, cfg);
+		cfg = FIELD_SET(CGX_PFC_CLASS_MASK, 0, cfg);
+	}

 	cgx_write(cgx, lmac_id, CGXX_SMUX_CBFC_CTL, cfg);

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rpm.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rpm.c
index 47e83d7a5804..05666922a45b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rpm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rpm.c
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ void rpm_lmac_pause_frm_config(void *rpmd, int lmac_id, bool enable)
 	cfg = rpm_read(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_COMMAND_CONFIG);
 	cfg |= RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_COMMAND_CONFIG_TX_P_DISABLE;
 	rpm_write(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_COMMAND_CONFIG, cfg);
+
+	/* Disable all PFC classes */
+	cfg = rpm_read(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_CMRX_PRT_CBFC_CTL);
+	cfg = FIELD_SET(RPM_PFC_CLASS_MASK, 0, cfg);
+	rpm_write(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_CMRX_PRT_CBFC_CTL, cfg);
 }

 int rpm_get_rx_stats(void *rpmd, int lmac_id, int idx, u64 *rx_stat)
@@ -387,15 +392,14 @@ void rpm_lmac_ptp_config(void *rpmd, int lmac_id, bool enable)
 int rpm_lmac_pfc_config(void *rpmd, int lmac_id, u8 tx_pause, u8 rx_pause, u16 pfc_en)
 {
 	rpm_t *rpm = rpmd;
-	u64 cfg;
+	u64 cfg, class_en;

 	if (!is_lmac_valid(rpm, lmac_id))
 		return -ENODEV;

-	/* reset PFC class quanta and threshold */
-	rpm_cfg_pfc_quanta_thresh(rpm, lmac_id, 0xffff, false);
-
 	cfg = rpm_read(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_COMMAND_CONFIG);
+	class_en = rpm_read(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_CMRX_PRT_CBFC_CTL);
+	pfc_en |= FIELD_GET(RPM_PFC_CLASS_MASK, class_en);

 	if (rx_pause) {
 		cfg &= ~(RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_COMMAND_CONFIG_RX_P_DISABLE |
@@ -410,9 +414,11 @@ int rpm_lmac_pfc_config(void *rpmd, int lmac_id, u8 tx_pause, u8 rx_pause, u16 p
 	if (tx_pause) {
 		rpm_cfg_pfc_quanta_thresh(rpm, lmac_id, pfc_en, true);
 		cfg &= ~RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_COMMAND_CONFIG_TX_P_DISABLE;
+		class_en = FIELD_SET(RPM_PFC_CLASS_MASK, pfc_en, class_en);
 	} else {
 		rpm_cfg_pfc_quanta_thresh(rpm, lmac_id, 0xfff, false);
 		cfg |= RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_COMMAND_CONFIG_TX_P_DISABLE;
+		class_en = FIELD_SET(RPM_PFC_CLASS_MASK, 0, class_en);
 	}

 	if (!rx_pause && !tx_pause)
@@ -422,9 +428,7 @@ int rpm_lmac_pfc_config(void *rpmd, int lmac_id, u8 tx_pause, u8 rx_pause, u16 p

 	rpm_write(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_COMMAND_CONFIG, cfg);

-	cfg = rpm_read(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_CMRX_PRT_CBFC_CTL);
-	cfg = FIELD_SET(RPM_PFC_CLASS_MASK, pfc_en, cfg);
-	rpm_write(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_CMRX_PRT_CBFC_CTL, cfg);
+	rpm_write(rpm, lmac_id, RPMX_CMRX_PRT_CBFC_CTL, class_en);

 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rpm.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rpm.h
index 9ab8d49dd180..8205f2626f61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rpm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rpm.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #define RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_CL1011_QUANTA_THRESH		0x8130
 #define RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_CL1213_QUANTA_THRESH		0x8138
 #define RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_CL1415_QUANTA_THRESH		0x8140
-#define RPM_DEFAULT_PAUSE_TIME			0xFFFF
 #define RPMX_CMR_RX_OVR_BP		0x4120
 #define RPMX_CMR_RX_OVR_BP_EN(x)	BIT_ULL((x) + 8)
 #define RPMX_CMR_RX_OVR_BP_BP(x)	BIT_ULL((x) + 4)
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
 #define RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_COMMAND_CONFIG_PAUSE_FWD              BIT_ULL(7)
 #define RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_CL01_PAUSE_QUANTA              0x80A8
 #define RPMX_MTI_MAC100X_CL89_PAUSE_QUANTA		0x8108
-#define RPM_DEFAULT_PAUSE_TIME                          0xFFFF
+#define RPM_DEFAULT_PAUSE_TIME                          0x7FF

 /* Function Declarations */
 int rpm_get_nr_lmacs(void *rpmd);
