diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index cb7f0c3c6e16ea40c2c1e2816d62635fb0cee305..56b12f3192f1d5b18d72b77bb03aab9807708b5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -322,14 +322,16 @@ static enum ixgbe_media_type ixgbe_get_media_type_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		break;
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598AF_DUAL_PORT:
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598AF_SINGLE_PORT:
-	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598EB_CX4:
-	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598_CX4_DUAL_PORT:
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598_DA_DUAL_PORT:
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598_SR_DUAL_PORT_EM:
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598EB_XF_LR:
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598EB_SFP_LOM:
 		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_fiber;
 		break;
+	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598EB_CX4:
+	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598_CX4_DUAL_PORT:
+		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_cx4;
+		break;
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598AT:
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82598AT2:
 		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_copper;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index c9006bbd2ed34b5072a81892d432ed96e2c4ee67..2ec58dcdb82bf6fba6013599c7695eb76d0804bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static enum ixgbe_media_type ixgbe_get_media_type_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_fiber;
 		break;
 	case IXGBE_DEV_ID_82599_CX4:
-		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_fiber;
+		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_cx4;
 		break;
 	default:
 		media_type = ixgbe_media_type_unknown;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index 37303a15e6de693f48287ce07d1285026547a402..8761d7899f7d0704440d4bb3766bc671e4043750 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -2144,6 +2144,7 @@ enum ixgbe_media_type {
 	ixgbe_media_type_fiber,
 	ixgbe_media_type_copper,
 	ixgbe_media_type_backplane,
+	ixgbe_media_type_cx4,
 	ixgbe_media_type_virtual
 };