diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse.h
index 6059a09..465c4aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 /* MAC function configuration default settings */
 #define ALTERA_TSE_TX_IPG_LENGTH	12
 
+#define ALTERA_TSE_PAUSE_QUANTA		0xffff
+
 #define GET_BIT_VALUE(v, bit)		(((v) >> (bit)) & 0x1)
 
 /* MAC Command_Config Register Bit Definitions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
index dabba5e..6371283 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
@@ -891,6 +891,8 @@
 
 	iowrite32(cmd, &mac->command_config);
 
+	iowrite32(ALTERA_TSE_PAUSE_QUANTA, &mac->pause_quanta);
+
 	if (netif_msg_hw(priv))
 		dev_dbg(priv->device,
 			"MAC post-initialization: CMD_CONFIG = 0x%08x\n", cmd);