diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index b41db3be9184c56e7d0c2dc5e7f3aba820bc6889..e8649abf97c0dd93152d7037bae870eaf3532954 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ static int ixgbe_get_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 	bool autoneg = false;
 	bool link_up;
 
+	/* SFP type is needed for get_link_capabilities */
+	if (hw->phy.media_type & (ixgbe_media_type_fiber |
+				  ixgbe_media_type_fiber_qsfp)) {
+		if (hw->phy.sfp_type == ixgbe_sfp_type_not_present)
+				hw->phy.ops.identify_sfp(hw);
+	}
+
 	hw->mac.ops.get_link_capabilities(hw, &supported_link, &autoneg);
 
 	/* set the supported link speeds */