diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index bf9b97db76b965ea05948c147c1345b1959df214..0e0755f0db3fdb0df57d5054568a1253cf7e8c26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ static s32 e1000_init_nvm_params_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct e1000_nvm_info *nvm = &hw->nvm;
 	struct e1000_dev_spec_ich8lan *dev_spec = &hw->dev_spec.ich8lan;
+	union ich8_hws_flash_status hsfsts;
 	u32 gfpreg;
 	u32 sector_base_addr;
 	u32 sector_end_addr;
@@ -374,6 +375,20 @@ static s32 e1000_init_nvm_params_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	/* Adjust to word count */
 	nvm->flash_bank_size /= sizeof(u16);
 
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the flash bank size does not overwrite the 4k
+	 * sector ranges. We may have 64k allotted to us but we only care
+	 * about the first 2 4k sectors. Therefore, if we have anything less
+	 * than 64k set in the HSFSTS register, we will reduce the bank size
+	 * down to 4k and let the rest remain unused. If berasesz == 3, then
+	 * we are working in 64k mode. Otherwise we are not.
+	 */
+	if (nvm->flash_bank_size > E1000_ICH8_SHADOW_RAM_WORDS) {
+		hsfsts.regval = er16flash(ICH_FLASH_HSFSTS);
+		if (hsfsts.hsf_status.berasesz != 3)
+			nvm->flash_bank_size = E1000_ICH8_SHADOW_RAM_WORDS;
+	}
+
 	nvm->word_size = E1000_ICH8_SHADOW_RAM_WORDS;
 
 	/* Clear shadow ram */
@@ -1932,7 +1947,7 @@ static s32 e1000_erase_flash_bank_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 bank)
 		break;
 	case 1:
 		sector_size = ICH_FLASH_SEG_SIZE_4K;
-		iteration = flash_bank_size / ICH_FLASH_SEG_SIZE_4K;
+		iteration = 1;
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		if (hw->mac.type == e1000_ich9lan) {
@@ -1944,7 +1959,7 @@ static s32 e1000_erase_flash_bank_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 bank)
 		break;
 	case 3:
 		sector_size = ICH_FLASH_SEG_SIZE_64K;
-		iteration = flash_bank_size / ICH_FLASH_SEG_SIZE_64K;
+		iteration = 1;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -E1000_ERR_NVM;