diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy-core.c
index 369903d9b6eceba076ba295b80a28fed700297ed..9412669b579c7d1292f41ab32fac5197ecf5778d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -283,6 +283,18 @@ void of_set_phy_eee_broken(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	phydev->eee_broken_modes = broken;
 }
 
+void phy_resolve_aneg_pause(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	if (phydev->duplex == DUPLEX_FULL) {
+		phydev->pause = linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Pause_BIT,
+						  phydev->lp_advertising);
+		phydev->asym_pause = linkmode_test_bit(
+			ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Asym_Pause_BIT,
+			phydev->lp_advertising);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_resolve_aneg_pause);
+
 /**
  * phy_resolve_aneg_linkmode - resolve the advertisements into phy settings
  * @phydev: The phy_device struct
@@ -305,13 +317,7 @@ void phy_resolve_aneg_linkmode(struct phy_device *phydev)
 			break;
 		}
 
-	if (phydev->duplex == DUPLEX_FULL) {
-		phydev->pause = linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Pause_BIT,
-						  phydev->lp_advertising);
-		phydev->asym_pause = linkmode_test_bit(
-			ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Asym_Pause_BIT,
-			phydev->lp_advertising);
-	}
+	phy_resolve_aneg_pause(phydev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_resolve_aneg_linkmode);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 7abee820d05c341ddf293adaff187916c498a22f..9a0e981df5024778f348f51207585cd944ceb82a 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ static inline bool phy_is_started(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	return phydev->state >= PHY_UP;
 }
 
+void phy_resolve_aneg_pause(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_resolve_aneg_linkmode(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 /**