diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
index be1506169076..0de487a8f0eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h
@@ -2191,6 +2191,13 @@ void bnx2x_igu_clear_sb_gen(struct bnx2x *bp, u8 func, u8 idu_sb_id,
 #define PMF_DMAE_C(bp)			(BP_PORT(bp) * MAX_DMAE_C_PER_PORT + \
 					 E1HVN_MAX)
 
+/* Following is the DMAE channel number allocation for the clients.
+ *   MFW: OCBB/OCSD implementations use DMAE channels 14/15 respectively.
+ *   Driver: 0-3 and 8-11 (for PF dmae operations)
+ *           4 and 12 (for stats requests)
+ */
+#define BNX2X_FW_DMAE_C                 13 /* Channel for FW DMAE operations */
+
 /* PCIE link and speed */
 #define PCICFG_LINK_WIDTH		0x1f00000
 #define PCICFG_LINK_WIDTH_SHIFT		20
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c
index 3f4d2c8da21a..a9eaaf3e73a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sp.c
@@ -6149,6 +6149,7 @@ static inline int bnx2x_func_send_start(struct bnx2x *bp,
 	rdata->sd_vlan_tag	= cpu_to_le16(start_params->sd_vlan_tag);
 	rdata->path_id		= BP_PATH(bp);
 	rdata->network_cos_mode	= start_params->network_cos_mode;
+	rdata->dmae_cmd_id	= BNX2X_FW_DMAE_C;
 
 	rdata->vxlan_dst_port	= cpu_to_le16(start_params->vxlan_dst_port);
 	rdata->geneve_dst_port	= cpu_to_le16(start_params->geneve_dst_port);