diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
index fcfbabb29d22..9bb1004548ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
@@ -718,22 +718,14 @@ static void enetc4_set_rx_pause(struct enetc_pf *pf, bool rx_pause)
 	enetc_port_mac_wr(si, ENETC4_PM_CMD_CFG(0), val);
 }
 
-static void enetc4_set_tx_pause(struct enetc_pf *pf, int num_rxbdr, bool tx_pause)
+static void enetc4_set_tx_pause(struct enetc_pf *pf, bool tx_pause)
 {
+	struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(pf->si->ndev);
 	u32 pause_off_thresh = 0, pause_on_thresh = 0;
 	u32 init_quanta = 0, refresh_quanta = 0;
 	struct enetc_hw *hw = &pf->si->hw;
-	u32 rbmr, old_rbmr;
-	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_rxbdr; i++) {
-		old_rbmr = enetc_rxbdr_rd(hw, i, ENETC_RBMR);
-		rbmr = u32_replace_bits(old_rbmr, tx_pause ? 1 : 0, ENETC_RBMR_CM);
-		if (rbmr == old_rbmr)
-			continue;
-
-		enetc_rxbdr_wr(hw, i, ENETC_RBMR, rbmr);
-	}
+	enetc_set_congestion_mode(priv, tx_pause);
 
 	if (tx_pause) {
 		/* When the port first enters congestion, send a PAUSE request
@@ -898,7 +890,7 @@ static void enetc4_pl_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
 			tx_pause = false;
 	}
 
-	enetc4_set_tx_pause(pf, priv->num_rx_rings, tx_pause);
+	enetc4_set_tx_pause(pf, tx_pause);
 	enetc4_set_rx_pause(pf, rx_pause);
 	enetc4_mac_tx_enable(pf);
 	enetc4_mac_rx_enable(pf);