diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index f8dfb4b7e99cd6b05caa72a6da868dd887a97a64..fde5aef75eab0f5ed1bbfcb2469ed41bc0169e17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -1300,6 +1300,7 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_send_driver_version(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	struct i40e_aqc_driver_version *cmd =
 		(struct i40e_aqc_driver_version *)&desc.params.raw;
 	i40e_status status;
+	int len;
 
 	if (dv == NULL)
 		return I40E_ERR_PARAM;
@@ -1311,7 +1312,14 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_send_driver_version(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	cmd->driver_minor_ver = dv->minor_version;
 	cmd->driver_build_ver = dv->build_version;
 	cmd->driver_subbuild_ver = dv->subbuild_version;
-	status = i40e_asq_send_command(hw, &desc, NULL, 0, cmd_details);
+
+	len = 0;
+	while (len < sizeof(dv->driver_string) &&
+	       (dv->driver_string[len] < 0x80) &&
+	       dv->driver_string[len])
+		len++;
+	status = i40e_asq_send_command(hw, &desc, dv->driver_string,
+				       len, cmd_details);
 
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 4fe15d58adfa3aa1bc5ec80253c980531579bced..6f00de44213cf6182d52670bba65062cc669a29b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -8394,6 +8394,7 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	dv.minor_version = DRV_VERSION_MINOR;
 	dv.build_version = DRV_VERSION_BUILD;
 	dv.subbuild_version = 0;
+	strncpy(dv.driver_string, DRV_VERSION, sizeof(dv.driver_string));
 	i40e_aq_send_driver_version(&pf->hw, &dv, NULL);
 
 	/* since everything's happy, start the service_task timer */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
index 71a968fe557f33e12f6feb81d416f4f5a55946fb..668acc78d34e4347d5a2816c9f988ab55c99e333 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ struct i40e_driver_version {
 	u8 minor_version;
 	u8 build_version;
 	u8 subbuild_version;
+	u8 driver_string[32];
 };
 
 /* RX Descriptors */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
index 4673b3381eddaa1672edca1f60b85e89d33ab247..449a3be24210568920a3e98227d422fefbaa91fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ struct i40e_driver_version {
 	u8 minor_version;
 	u8 build_version;
 	u8 subbuild_version;
+	u8 driver_string[32];
 };
 
 /* RX Descriptors */