diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
index e789430f407c3ad52212c24ed79593e243f19fe0..d04994840b87d5cf8f406bdc80556f77c9ebe501 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
@@ -2407,6 +2407,7 @@ void bnx2x_igu_clear_sb_gen(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 func, u8 idu_sb_id,
 #define ETH_MAX_RX_CLIENTS_E2		ETH_MAX_RX_CLIENTS_E1H
 #endif
 
+#define BNX2X_VPD_LEN			128
 #define VENDOR_ID_LEN			4
 
 #define VF_ACQUIRE_THRESH		3
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 0466adf8db72c27d2e8462ae7a79af7a2ba3803d..6d98134913cdbb949311a6c6b674f7461dddafd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -12189,29 +12189,50 @@ static int bnx2x_get_hwinfo(struct bnx2x *bp)
 
 static void bnx2x_read_fwinfo(struct bnx2x *bp)
 {
-	int i, block_end, rodi;
+	int cnt, i, block_end, rodi;
+	char vpd_start[BNX2X_VPD_LEN+1];
 	char str_id_reg[VENDOR_ID_LEN+1];
 	char str_id_cap[VENDOR_ID_LEN+1];
-	unsigned int vpd_len;
-	u8 *vpd_data, len;
+	char *vpd_data;
+	char *vpd_extended_data = NULL;
+	u8 len;
 
+	cnt = pci_read_vpd(bp->pdev, 0, BNX2X_VPD_LEN, vpd_start);
 	memset(bp->fw_ver, 0, sizeof(bp->fw_ver));
 
-	vpd_data = pci_vpd_alloc(bp->pdev, &vpd_len);
-	if (IS_ERR(vpd_data))
-		return;
+	if (cnt < BNX2X_VPD_LEN)
+		goto out_not_found;
 
 	/* VPD RO tag should be first tag after identifier string, hence
 	 * we should be able to find it in first BNX2X_VPD_LEN chars
 	 */
-	i = pci_vpd_find_tag(vpd_data, vpd_len, PCI_VPD_LRDT_RO_DATA);
+	i = pci_vpd_find_tag(vpd_start, BNX2X_VPD_LEN, PCI_VPD_LRDT_RO_DATA);
 	if (i < 0)
 		goto out_not_found;
 
 	block_end = i + PCI_VPD_LRDT_TAG_SIZE +
-		    pci_vpd_lrdt_size(&vpd_data[i]);
+		    pci_vpd_lrdt_size(&vpd_start[i]);
+
 	i += PCI_VPD_LRDT_TAG_SIZE;
 
+	if (block_end > BNX2X_VPD_LEN) {
+		vpd_extended_data = kmalloc(block_end, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (vpd_extended_data  == NULL)
+			goto out_not_found;
+
+		/* read rest of vpd image into vpd_extended_data */
+		memcpy(vpd_extended_data, vpd_start, BNX2X_VPD_LEN);
+		cnt = pci_read_vpd(bp->pdev, BNX2X_VPD_LEN,
+				   block_end - BNX2X_VPD_LEN,
+				   vpd_extended_data + BNX2X_VPD_LEN);
+		if (cnt < (block_end - BNX2X_VPD_LEN))
+			goto out_not_found;
+		vpd_data = vpd_extended_data;
+	} else
+		vpd_data = vpd_start;
+
+	/* now vpd_data holds full vpd content in both cases */
+
 	rodi = pci_vpd_find_info_keyword(vpd_data, i, block_end,
 				   PCI_VPD_RO_KEYWORD_MFR_ID);
 	if (rodi < 0)
@@ -12237,14 +12258,17 @@ static void bnx2x_read_fwinfo(struct bnx2x *bp)
 
 			rodi += PCI_VPD_INFO_FLD_HDR_SIZE;
 
-			if (len < 32 && (len + rodi) <= vpd_len) {
+			if (len < 32 && (len + rodi) <= BNX2X_VPD_LEN) {
 				memcpy(bp->fw_ver, &vpd_data[rodi], len);
 				bp->fw_ver[len] = ' ';
 			}
 		}
+		kfree(vpd_extended_data);
+		return;
 	}
 out_not_found:
-	kfree(vpd_data);
+	kfree(vpd_extended_data);
+	return;
 }
 
 static void bnx2x_set_modes_bitmap(struct bnx2x *bp)