diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 1eb9b0cfebdd..9c651dbe3959 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 34d6fde187f169a1b155d091158f97ab34d93bab
+refs/heads/master: 646779f1b4ade4acac6b49dbfa8be84a98ab85b4
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 7bfdf57f4b76..a47c70b09342 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -2999,8 +2999,18 @@ qlcnic_set_npar_non_operational(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 void
 qlcnic_dev_request_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	u32 state;
-
+	u32 state, xg_val = 0, gb_val = 0;
+
+	qlcnic_xg_set_xg0_mask(xg_val);
+	qlcnic_xg_set_xg1_mask(xg_val);
+	QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_NIU_XG_PAUSE_CTL, xg_val);
+	qlcnic_gb_set_gb0_mask(gb_val);
+	qlcnic_gb_set_gb1_mask(gb_val);
+	qlcnic_gb_set_gb2_mask(gb_val);
+	qlcnic_gb_set_gb3_mask(gb_val);
+	QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_NIU_GB_PAUSE_CTL, gb_val);
+	dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Pause control frames disabled"
+				" on all ports\n");
 	adapter->need_fw_reset = 1;
 	if (qlcnic_api_lock(adapter))
 		return;