diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_dummy.h b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_dummy.h
index c9f2e7893..b62501d65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_dummy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_dummy.h
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ static inline s32 txgbe_phy_check_link_dummy(struct txgbe_hw *TUP0, u32 *TUP1,
 {
 	return TXGBE_ERR_OPS_DUMMY;
 }
+static inline s32 txgbe_get_phy_fw_version_dummy(struct txgbe_hw *TUP0,
+					u32 *TUP1)
+{
+	return TXGBE_ERR_OPS_DUMMY;
+}
 static inline s32 txgbe_phy_read_i2c_byte_dummy(struct txgbe_hw *TUP0, u8 TUP1,
 					u8 TUP2, u8 *TUP3)
 {
@@ -628,6 +633,7 @@ static inline void txgbe_init_ops_dummy(struct txgbe_hw *hw)
 	hw->phy.setup_link = txgbe_phy_setup_link_dummy;
 	hw->phy.setup_link_speed = txgbe_phy_setup_link_speed_dummy;
 	hw->phy.check_link = txgbe_phy_check_link_dummy;
+	hw->phy.get_fw_version = txgbe_get_phy_fw_version_dummy;
 	hw->phy.read_i2c_byte = txgbe_phy_read_i2c_byte_dummy;
 	hw->phy.write_i2c_byte = txgbe_phy_write_i2c_byte_dummy;
 	hw->phy.read_i2c_sff8472 = txgbe_phy_read_i2c_sff8472_dummy;
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_hw.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_hw.c
index 81efb6444..26562f50d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_hw.c
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ s32 txgbe_init_hw(struct txgbe_hw *hw)
 
 	DEBUGFUNC("txgbe_init_hw");
 
+	/* Get firmware version */
+	hw->phy.get_fw_version(hw, &hw->fw_version);
+
 	/* Reset the hardware */
 	status = hw->mac.reset_hw(hw);
 	if (status == 0 || status == TXGBE_ERR_SFP_NOT_PRESENT) {
@@ -2774,6 +2777,7 @@ s32 txgbe_init_ops_pf(struct txgbe_hw *hw)
 	phy->write_reg_mdi = txgbe_write_phy_reg_mdi;
 	phy->setup_link = txgbe_setup_phy_link;
 	phy->setup_link_speed = txgbe_setup_phy_link_speed;
+	phy->get_fw_version = txgbe_get_phy_fw_version;
 	phy->read_i2c_byte = txgbe_read_i2c_byte;
 	phy->write_i2c_byte = txgbe_write_i2c_byte;
 	phy->read_i2c_sff8472 = txgbe_read_i2c_sff8472;
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_phy.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_phy.c
index 37c41099f..1ca6e35a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_phy.c
@@ -558,6 +558,18 @@ s32 txgbe_setup_phy_link_speed(struct txgbe_hw *hw,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+s32 txgbe_get_phy_fw_version(struct txgbe_hw *hw, u32 *fw_version)
+{
+	u16 eeprom_verh, eeprom_verl;
+
+	hw->rom.readw_sw(hw, TXGBE_EEPROM_VERSION_H, &eeprom_verh);
+	hw->rom.readw_sw(hw, TXGBE_EEPROM_VERSION_L, &eeprom_verl);
+
+	*fw_version = (eeprom_verh << 16) | eeprom_verl;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * txgbe_get_copper_speeds_supported - Get copper link speeds from phy
  * @hw: pointer to hardware structure
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_phy.h b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_phy.h
index 5aec1d28f..4a5b90077 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_phy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_phy.h
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ s32 txgbe_setup_phy_link(struct txgbe_hw *hw);
 s32 txgbe_setup_phy_link_speed(struct txgbe_hw *hw,
 				       u32 speed,
 				       bool autoneg_wait_to_complete);
+s32 txgbe_get_phy_fw_version(struct txgbe_hw *hw, u32 *fw_version);
 s32 txgbe_get_copper_link_capabilities(struct txgbe_hw *hw,
 					       u32 *speed,
 					       bool *autoneg);
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_type.h
index 2c8a3866a..40c551697 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_type.h
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ struct txgbe_phy_info {
 	s32 (*setup_link_speed)(struct txgbe_hw *hw, u32 speed,
 				bool autoneg_wait_to_complete);
 	s32 (*check_link)(struct txgbe_hw *hw, u32 *speed, bool *link_up);
+	s32 (*get_fw_version)(struct txgbe_hw *hw, u32 *fw_version);
 	s32 (*read_i2c_byte)(struct txgbe_hw *hw, u8 byte_offset,
 				u8 dev_addr, u8 *data);
 	s32 (*write_i2c_byte)(struct txgbe_hw *hw, u8 byte_offset,
@@ -747,6 +748,7 @@ struct txgbe_hw {
 	u16 nb_rx_queues;
 	u16 nb_tx_queues;
 
+	u32 fw_version;
 	u32 mode;
 	enum txgbe_link_status {
 		TXGBE_LINK_STATUS_NONE = 0,
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
index 63a987506..2a59a139c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -2505,14 +2505,11 @@ static int
 txgbe_fw_version_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, char *fw_version, size_t fw_size)
 {
 	struct txgbe_hw *hw = TXGBE_DEV_HW(dev);
-	u16 eeprom_verh, eeprom_verl;
 	u32 etrack_id;
 	int ret;
 
-	hw->rom.readw_sw(hw, TXGBE_EEPROM_VERSION_H, &eeprom_verh);
-	hw->rom.readw_sw(hw, TXGBE_EEPROM_VERSION_L, &eeprom_verl);
+	hw->phy.get_fw_version(hw, &etrack_id);
 
-	etrack_id = (eeprom_verh << 16) | eeprom_verl;
 	ret = snprintf(fw_version, fw_size, "0x%08x", etrack_id);
 
 	ret += 1; /* add the size of '\0' */
