diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index 4bea409a552d..064b0aa783f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -793,6 +793,9 @@ void i40e_clear_pxe_mode(struct i40e_hw *hw)
 {
 	u32 reg;
 
+	if (i40e_check_asq_alive(hw))
+		i40e_aq_clear_pxe_mode(hw, NULL);
+
 	/* Clear single descriptor fetch/write-back mode */
 	reg = rd32(hw, I40E_GLLAN_RCTL_0);
 
@@ -910,6 +913,33 @@ void i40e_led_set(struct i40e_hw *hw, u32 mode, bool blink)
 
 /* Admin command wrappers */
 
+/**
+ * i40e_aq_clear_pxe_mode
+ * @hw: pointer to the hw struct
+ * @cmd_details: pointer to command details structure or NULL
+ *
+ * Tell the firmware that the driver is taking over from PXE
+ **/
+i40e_status i40e_aq_clear_pxe_mode(struct i40e_hw *hw,
+				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details)
+{
+	i40e_status status;
+	struct i40e_aq_desc desc;
+	struct i40e_aqc_clear_pxe *cmd =
+		(struct i40e_aqc_clear_pxe *)&desc.params.raw;
+
+	i40e_fill_default_direct_cmd_desc(&desc,
+					  i40e_aqc_opc_clear_pxe_mode);
+
+	cmd->rx_cnt = 0x2;
+
+	status = i40e_asq_send_command(hw, &desc, NULL, 0, cmd_details);
+
+	wr32(hw, I40E_GLLAN_RCTL_0, 0x1);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_aq_set_link_restart_an
  * @hw: pointer to the hw struct
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
index d351832bf235..57172f98f9f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_prototype.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_set_phy_reset(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_set_default_vsi(struct i40e_hw *hw, u16 vsi_id,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
+i40e_status i40e_aq_clear_pxe_mode(struct i40e_hw *hw,
+				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_set_link_restart_an(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 				struct i40e_asq_cmd_details *cmd_details);
 i40e_status i40e_aq_get_link_info(struct i40e_hw *hw,