diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index c3e7a8191128..f7e68083200c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -3237,7 +3237,8 @@ static int ixgbe_get_module_info(struct net_device *dev,
 		page_swap = true;
 	}
 
-	if (sff8472_rev == IXGBE_SFF_SFF_8472_UNSUP || page_swap) {
+	if (sff8472_rev == IXGBE_SFF_SFF_8472_UNSUP || page_swap ||
+	    !(addr_mode & IXGBE_SFF_DDM_IMPLEMENTED)) {
 		/* We have a SFP, but it does not support SFF-8472 */
 		modinfo->type = ETH_MODULE_SFF_8079;
 		modinfo->eeprom_len = ETH_MODULE_SFF_8079_LEN;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
index b0cac961df3b..94df1d99be95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 #define IXGBE_SFF_SOFT_RS_SELECT_10G		0x8
 #define IXGBE_SFF_SOFT_RS_SELECT_1G		0x0
 #define IXGBE_SFF_ADDRESSING_MODE		0x4
+#define IXGBE_SFF_DDM_IMPLEMENTED		0x40
 #define IXGBE_SFF_QSFP_DA_ACTIVE_CABLE		0x1
 #define IXGBE_SFF_QSFP_DA_PASSIVE_CABLE		0x8
 #define IXGBE_SFF_QSFP_CONNECTOR_NOT_SEPARABLE	0x23