diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/qca/ar9331.dtsi b/arch/mips/boot/dts/qca/ar9331.dtsi
index 83b3c0ce135a..c4102b280b47 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/qca/ar9331.dtsi
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/qca/ar9331.dtsi
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
 			fixed-link {
 				speed = <1000>;
 				full-duplex;
+				pause;
 			};
 
 			mdio {
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@
 							fixed-link {
 								speed = <1000>;
 								full-duplex;
+								pause;
 							};
 						};