diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index c63ed2fc5b9792f7a171551389c325018fee4d7c..3328aa5b30dcbfd30533da9eb38ad75f0820c837 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,8 @@ static int bnxt_flash_firmware_from_file(struct net_device *dev,
 	const struct firmware  *fw;
 	int			rc;
 
-	if (bnxt_dir_type_is_executable(dir_type) == false)
+	if (dir_type != BNX_DIR_TYPE_UPDATE &&
+	    bnxt_dir_type_is_executable(dir_type) == false)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	rc = request_firmware(&fw, filename, &dev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_nvm_defs.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_nvm_defs.h
index 40a7b0e0961204f44c93c1e97a662d47e41f216e..73f2249555b57c2b0ef4470e076f4bdd442dd463 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_nvm_defs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_nvm_defs.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 enum bnxt_nvm_directory_type {
 	BNX_DIR_TYPE_UNUSED = 0,
 	BNX_DIR_TYPE_PKG_LOG = 1,
+	BNX_DIR_TYPE_UPDATE = 2,
 	BNX_DIR_TYPE_CHIMP_PATCH = 3,
 	BNX_DIR_TYPE_BOOTCODE = 4,
 	BNX_DIR_TYPE_VPD = 5,