Index: sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
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--- sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
+++ sys/dev/ixgbe/if_ix.c
@@ -1455,6 +1455,13 @@
 	stats->lxofftxc += lxoff;
 	total = lxon + lxoff;
 
+	/*
+	 * For watchdog management we need to know if we have been paused
+	 * during the last interval, so capture that here.
+	*/
+	if (lxoff)
+		adapter->shared->isc_pause_frames = 1;
+
 	stats->gptc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_GPTC);
 	stats->mptc += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MPTC);
 	stats->ptc64 += IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_PTC64);