diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 9c9a7849ebb5..c897937fd904 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 9d5b36be64b42058e7fd12b71266bbf2bb7600fc
+refs/heads/master: b507766205f85d6d69892287e346a7c264a216b4
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c b/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c
index aa9958e37445..0a7091d3de29 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_link.c
@@ -1667,10 +1667,20 @@ static void bnx2x_xmac_disable(struct link_params *params)
 {
 	u8 port = params->port;
 	struct bnx2x *bp = params->bp;
-	u32 xmac_base = (port) ? GRCBASE_XMAC1 : GRCBASE_XMAC0;
+	u32 pfc_ctrl, xmac_base = (port) ? GRCBASE_XMAC1 : GRCBASE_XMAC0;
 
 	if (REG_RD(bp, MISC_REG_RESET_REG_2) &
 	    MISC_REGISTERS_RESET_REG_2_XMAC) {
+		/*
+		 * Send an indication to change the state in the NIG back to XON
+		 * Clearing this bit enables the next set of this bit to get
+		 * rising edge
+		 */
+		pfc_ctrl = REG_RD(bp, xmac_base + XMAC_REG_PFC_CTRL_HI);
+		REG_WR(bp, xmac_base + XMAC_REG_PFC_CTRL_HI,
+		       (pfc_ctrl & ~(1<<1)));
+		REG_WR(bp, xmac_base + XMAC_REG_PFC_CTRL_HI,
+		       (pfc_ctrl | (1<<1)));
 		DP(NETIF_MSG_LINK, "Disable XMAC on port %x\n", port);
 		REG_WR(bp, xmac_base + XMAC_REG_CTRL, 0);
 		usleep_range(1000, 1000);