diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index ebe795a7f5f9..4cf99292fc2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ struct i40e_pf {
 #define I40E_HW_STOP_FW_LLDP			BIT(16)
 #define I40E_HW_PORT_ID_VALID			BIT(17)
 #define I40E_HW_RESTART_AUTONEG			BIT(18)
+#define I40E_HW_STOPPABLE_FW_LLDP		BIT(19)
 
 	u64 flags;
 #define I40E_FLAG_RX_CSUM_ENABLED		BIT_ULL(0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 29a7412b2fa6..0dcbbda164c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -4426,17 +4426,9 @@ flags_complete:
 	 * unsupported FW versions.
 	 */
 	if (changed_flags & I40E_FLAG_DISABLE_FW_LLDP) {
-		if (pf->hw.func_caps.npar_enable) {
+		if (!(pf->hw_features & I40E_HW_STOPPABLE_FW_LLDP)) {
 			dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "Unable to change FW LLDP if NPAR active\n");
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		}
-
-		if (pf->hw.aq.api_maj_ver < 1 ||
-		    (pf->hw.aq.api_maj_ver == 1 &&
-		     pf->hw.aq.api_min_ver < 7)) {
-			dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				 "FW ver does not support changing FW LLDP\n");
+				 "Device does not support changing FW LLDP\n");
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 8a6ebe7b4254..101702af099f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -11089,6 +11089,16 @@ static int i40e_sw_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 		/* IWARP needs one extra vector for CQP just like MISC.*/
 		pf->num_iwarp_msix = (int)num_online_cpus() + 1;
 	}
+	/* Stopping the FW LLDP engine is only supported on the
+	 * XL710 with a FW ver >= 1.7.  Also, stopping FW LLDP
+	 * engine is not supported if NPAR is functioning on this
+	 * part
+	 */
+	if (pf->hw.mac.type == I40E_MAC_XL710 &&
+	    !pf->hw.func_caps.npar_enable &&
+	    (pf->hw.aq.api_maj_ver > 1 ||
+	     (pf->hw.aq.api_maj_ver == 1 && pf->hw.aq.api_min_ver > 6)))
+		pf->hw_features |= I40E_HW_STOPPABLE_FW_LLDP;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_IOV
 	if (pf->hw.func_caps.num_vfs && pf->hw.partition_id == 1) {