diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index b7bc22ba158f..fb165b6ffada 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -4467,6 +4467,7 @@ static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = adapter->pdev;
 	unsigned int rss;
+	u32 fwsm;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_DCB
 	int j;
 	struct tc_configuration *tc;
@@ -4490,7 +4491,9 @@ static int ixgbe_sw_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		adapter->max_q_vectors = MAX_Q_VECTORS_82598;
 		break;
 	case ixgbe_mac_X540:
-		adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_CAPABLE;
+		fwsm = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_FWSM);
+		if (fwsm & IXGBE_FWSM_TS_ENABLED)
+			adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_CAPABLE;
 	case ixgbe_mac_82599EB:
 		adapter->max_q_vectors = MAX_Q_VECTORS_82599;
 		adapter->flags2 |= IXGBE_FLAG2_RSC_CAPABLE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index cab302ab296d..9cd8a13711d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -1954,6 +1954,8 @@ enum {
 #define IXGBE_MRQC_RSS_FIELD_IPV6_EX_UDP 0x01000000
 #define IXGBE_MRQC_L3L4TXSWEN            0x00008000
 
+#define IXGBE_FWSM_TS_ENABLED	0x1
+
 /* Queue Drop Enable */
 #define IXGBE_QDE_ENABLE     0x00000001
 #define IXGBE_QDE_IDX_MASK   0x00007F00