--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -384,7 +384,11 @@ static rx_handler_result_t br_handle_fra
 
 		case 0x01:	/* IEEE MAC (Pause) */
 			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_MAC_IEEE_MAC_CONTROL;
-			goto drop;
+			fwd_mask |= p->br->group_fwd_mask;
+			if (fwd_mask & (1u << dest[5]))
+				goto forward;
+			else
+				goto drop;
 
 		case 0x0E:	/* 802.1AB LLDP */
 			fwd_mask |= p->br->group_fwd_mask;
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -1365,8 +1365,6 @@ static int br_changelink(struct net_devi
 	if (data[IFLA_BR_GROUP_FWD_MASK]) {
 		u16 fwd_mask = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_BR_GROUP_FWD_MASK]);
 
-		if (fwd_mask & BR_GROUPFWD_RESTRICTED)
-			return -EINVAL;
 		br->group_fwd_mask = fwd_mask;
 	}
 
--- a/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ static ssize_t group_fwd_mask_show(struc
 static int set_group_fwd_mask(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val,
 			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	if (val & BR_GROUPFWD_RESTRICTED)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	br->group_fwd_mask = val;