diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index 623737fb719bd6e728086c772c225a852fcd7c06..ed265a7a898faea70408ae635c92328ae54003a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ static s32 ixgbe_get_invariants_82598(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 	s32 ret_val = 0;
 	u16 list_offset, data_offset;
 
+	/* Set the bus information prior to PHY identification */
+	mac->ops.get_bus_info(hw);
+
 	/* Call PHY identify routine to get the phy type */
 	ixgbe_identify_phy_generic(hw);