diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 8c95fb84226f48186cede878ba679053a752ae32..4e56c31959897402bf581131af693be5375311e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -6874,7 +6874,8 @@ static int e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_hw_init;
 
 	if ((adapter->flags & FLAG_IS_ICH) &&
-	    (adapter->flags & FLAG_READ_ONLY_NVM))
+	    (adapter->flags & FLAG_READ_ONLY_NVM) &&
+	    (hw->mac.type < e1000_pch_spt))
 		e1000e_write_protect_nvm_ich8lan(&adapter->hw);
 
 	hw->mac.ops.get_bus_info(&adapter->hw);