diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
index 759b819935e4b01e562aa6d861fb319ecbafcd3c..e4b1450ace0cbd5a19c1dfc8fe7dc7c197eca6ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_dev.c
@@ -2280,6 +2280,15 @@ static int qed_hw_prepare_single(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 		goto err2;
 	}
 
+	/* Sending a mailbox to the MFW should be done after qed_get_hw_info()
+	 * is called as it sets the ports number in an engine.
+	 */
+	if (IS_LEAD_HWFN(p_hwfn)) {
+		rc = qed_mcp_initiate_pf_flr(p_hwfn, p_hwfn->p_main_ptt);
+		if (rc)
+			DP_NOTICE(p_hwfn, "Failed to initiate PF FLR\n");
+	}
+
 	/* Allocate the init RT array and initialize the init-ops engine */
 	rc = qed_init_alloc(p_hwfn);
 	if (rc)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hsi.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hsi.h
index bf2b20167aca474b3977c06d4938a04997bd5680..2de7aa17f46e3fdbda505510afcadf8aec111e5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hsi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hsi.h
@@ -10093,6 +10093,7 @@ struct public_drv_mb {
 #define DRV_MSG_CODE_BW_UPDATE_ACK		0x32000000
 #define DRV_MSG_CODE_NIG_DRAIN			0x30000000
 #define DRV_MSG_GET_RESOURCE_ALLOC_MSG          0x34000000
+#define DRV_MSG_CODE_INITIATE_PF_FLR            0x02010000
 #define DRV_MSG_CODE_VF_DISABLED_DONE		0xc0000000
 #define DRV_MSG_CODE_CFG_VF_MSIX		0xc0010000
 #define DRV_MSG_CODE_NVM_GET_FILE_ATT		0x00030000
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_mcp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_mcp.c
index 1a820b4b1b8c1cafd4f175aaadc2e5be350edef3..490619f7e550beaee555740d4c16b691b3b082e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_mcp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_mcp.c
@@ -2263,3 +2263,11 @@ int qed_mcp_get_resc_info(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int qed_mcp_initiate_pf_flr(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct qed_ptt *p_ptt)
+{
+	u32 mcp_resp, mcp_param;
+
+	return qed_mcp_cmd(p_hwfn, p_ptt, DRV_MSG_CODE_INITIATE_PF_FLR, 0,
+			   &mcp_resp, &mcp_param);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_mcp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_mcp.h
index f76afec957da1da1b141e2aae17ee14fd3387b97..0056cfe69b6a17690ce076a923f099182ef049f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_mcp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_mcp.h
@@ -770,4 +770,14 @@ int qed_mcp_get_resc_info(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 			  struct qed_ptt *p_ptt,
 			  struct resource_info *p_resc_info,
 			  u32 *p_mcp_resp, u32 *p_mcp_param);
+
+/**
+ * @brief - Initiates PF FLR
+ *
+ *  @param p_hwfn
+ *  @param p_ptt
+ *
+ * @return int - 0 - operation was successful.
+ */
+int qed_mcp_initiate_pf_flr(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct qed_ptt *p_ptt);
 #endif