diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c
index 9c8d210b2d6a184a4e461d6d749d47b8a5cca002..5f66f6161629a3d0e4bb89e42f011f4db4f39931 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_selftests.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static int stmmac_test_flowctrl(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 	unsigned int pkt_count;
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
-	if (!phydev || !phydev->pause)
+	if (!phydev || (!phydev->pause && !phydev->asym_pause))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	tpriv = kzalloc(sizeof(*tpriv), GFP_KERNEL);