--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
++++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+@@ -334,7 +334,14 @@ static int gfar_probe(struct of_device *
+ /* We need to delay at least 3 TX clocks */
+ udelay(2);
+
+- tempval = (MACCFG1_TX_FLOW | MACCFG1_RX_FLOW);
++ /*
++ * Do not enable flow control on chips earlier than rev 1.1,
++ * because of the eTSEC27 erratum
++ */
++ tempval = 0;
++ if (mfspr(SPRN_SVR) & 0xffff >= 0x0011)
++ tempval = (MACCFG1_TX_FLOW | MACCFG1_RX_FLOW);
++
+ gfar_write(&priv->regs->maccfg1, tempval);
+
+ /* Initialize MACCFG2. */