diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index b7f506360fc135a30850eee13cfb893329c28f8e..34bf5be6268910d0926a4135ceb21a850ce7c1c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_send_driver_version(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 
 	i40e_fill_default_direct_cmd_desc(&desc, i40e_aqc_opc_driver_version);
 
-	desc.flags |= cpu_to_le16(I40E_AQ_FLAG_SI);
+	desc.flags |= cpu_to_le16(I40E_AQ_FLAG_BUF | I40E_AQ_FLAG_SI);
 	cmd->driver_major_ver = dv->major_version;
 	cmd->driver_minor_ver = dv->minor_version;
 	cmd->driver_build_ver = dv->build_version;