diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
index 814acbe79ffd584fd9e58b5330007d91a9b96235..72c04881d2901e098d9d212a85ff3a7f816f484a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
@@ -610,8 +610,10 @@ i40e_status i40e_init_adminq(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 
 	if (hw->aq.api_maj_ver > 1 ||
 	    (hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1 &&
-	     hw->aq.api_min_ver >= 8))
+	     hw->aq.api_min_ver >= 8)) {
 		hw->flags |= I40E_HW_FLAG_FW_LLDP_PERSISTENT;
+		hw->flags |= I40E_HW_FLAG_DROP_MODE;
+	}
 
 	if (hw->aq.api_maj_ver > I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR) {
 		ret_code = I40E_ERR_FIRMWARE_API_VERSION;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h
index 6536023fa074eb2e2d4a72c37eaae09ae6a51f62..4d966d80305f5c2f9301d6b3be41fb709c0ed1f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h
@@ -2051,20 +2051,21 @@ I40E_CHECK_CMD_LENGTH(i40e_aq_set_phy_config);
 struct i40e_aq_set_mac_config {
 	__le16	max_frame_size;
 	u8	params;
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_CRC_EN		0x04
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_MASK	0x78
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_SHIFT	3
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_NONE	0x0
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_1B_13TX	0xF
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_1DW_9TX	0x9
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_1DW_4TX	0x8
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_3DW_7TX	0x7
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_2DW_3TX	0x6
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_1DW_1TX	0x5
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_3DW_2TX	0x4
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_7DW_3TX	0x3
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_4DW_1TX	0x2
-#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_9DW_1TX	0x1
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_CRC_EN			0x04
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_MASK		0x78
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_SHIFT		3
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_NONE		0x0
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_1B_13TX		0xF
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_1DW_9TX		0x9
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_1DW_4TX		0x8
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_3DW_7TX		0x7
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_2DW_3TX		0x6
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_1DW_1TX		0x5
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_3DW_2TX		0x4
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_7DW_3TX		0x3
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_4DW_1TX		0x2
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_PACING_9DW_1TX		0x1
+#define I40E_AQ_SET_MAC_CONFIG_DROP_BLOCKING_PACKET_EN	0x80
 	u8	tx_timer_priority; /* bitmap */
 	__le16	tx_timer_value;
 	__le16	fc_refresh_threshold;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
index 2a6219d66771bfd98b5f7e51d37c4e893d6a9476..7c1d57683b5314cd2f5f3817b0f724b8c2c967f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 #define I40E_HW_FLAG_NVM_READ_REQUIRES_LOCK BIT_ULL(3)
 #define I40E_HW_FLAG_FW_LLDP_STOPPABLE      BIT_ULL(4)
 #define I40E_HW_FLAG_FW_LLDP_PERSISTENT     BIT_ULL(5)
+#define I40E_HW_FLAG_DROP_MODE              BIT_ULL(7)
 	u64 flags;
 
 	/* Used in set switch config AQ command */