diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 05a6ae32ff6522..e2f90b12e6b39b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ static struct phy_driver ksphy_driver[] = {
 	.phy_id		= PHY_ID_KSZ9031,
 	.phy_id_mask	= MICREL_PHY_ID_MASK,
 	.name		= "Micrel KSZ9031 Gigabit PHY",
-	.features	= PHY_GBIT_FEATURES,
+	.features	= PHY_GBIT_FEATURES | SUPPORTED_Pause,
 	.flags		= PHY_HAS_INTERRUPT,
 	.driver_data	= &ksz9021_type,
 	.probe		= kszphy_probe,