diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
index 501ee718177fa83dbdbcedd99ebf569d8786e1b6..7ab61f6ebb5fa23582e8b5ce1d5e8ee55502b52b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.c
@@ -588,6 +588,12 @@ i40e_status i40e_init_adminq(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 	    hw->aq.api_maj_ver == I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR &&
 	    hw->aq.api_min_ver >= I40E_MINOR_VER_GET_LINK_INFO_XL710) {
 		hw->flags |= I40E_HW_FLAG_AQ_PHY_ACCESS_CAPABLE;
+		hw->flags |= I40E_HW_FLAG_FW_LLDP_STOPPABLE;
+	}
+	if (hw->mac.type == I40E_MAC_X722 &&
+	    hw->aq.api_maj_ver == I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR &&
+	    hw->aq.api_min_ver >= I40E_MINOR_VER_FW_LLDP_STOPPABLE_X722) {
+		hw->flags |= I40E_HW_FLAG_FW_LLDP_STOPPABLE;
 	}
 
 	/* Newer versions of firmware require lock when reading the NVM */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h
index 80e3eec6134ee82f0ab69725e5eb08695685b11b..11506102471c14d8cf36f52488e10073d55c46dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 #define I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR	0x0001
-#define I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MINOR_X722	0x0005
+#define I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MINOR_X722	0x0006
 #define I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MINOR_X710	0x0007
 
 #define I40E_FW_MINOR_VERSION(_h) ((_h)->mac.type == I40E_MAC_XL710 ? \
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 /* API version 1.7 implements additional link and PHY-specific APIs  */
 #define I40E_MINOR_VER_GET_LINK_INFO_XL710 0x0007
+/* API version 1.6 for X722 devices adds ability to stop FW LLDP agent */
+#define I40E_MINOR_VER_FW_LLDP_STOPPABLE_X722 0x0006
 
 struct i40e_aq_desc {
 	__le16 flags;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
index 7df969c59855ceab0bbdd72653120817566a537e..2781ab91ca82f2b0a9249afbb293042e9705b3a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 #define I40E_HW_FLAG_802_1AD_CAPABLE        BIT_ULL(1)
 #define I40E_HW_FLAG_AQ_PHY_ACCESS_CAPABLE  BIT_ULL(2)
 #define I40E_HW_FLAG_NVM_READ_REQUIRES_LOCK BIT_ULL(3)
+#define I40E_HW_FLAG_FW_LLDP_STOPPABLE      BIT_ULL(4)
 	u64 flags;
 
 	/* Used in set switch config AQ command */