diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 7b9037123fe7..f43ac9c7e826 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -2113,6 +2113,12 @@ static void i40evf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (err) {
 			if (err == I40E_ERR_ADMIN_QUEUE_NO_WORK)
 				err = i40evf_send_api_ver(adapter);
+			else
+				dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unsupported PF API version %d.%d, expected %d.%d\n",
+					adapter->pf_version.major,
+					adapter->pf_version.minor,
+					I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MAJOR,
+					I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MINOR);
 			goto err;
 		}
 		err = i40evf_send_vf_config_msg(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
index a37d56b275c1..52c695939319 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
@@ -125,8 +125,11 @@ int i40evf_verify_api_ver(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	pf_vvi = (struct i40e_virtchnl_version_info *)event.msg_buf;
-	if ((pf_vvi->major != I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MAJOR) ||
-	    (pf_vvi->minor != I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MINOR))
+	adapter->pf_version = *pf_vvi;
+
+	if ((pf_vvi->major > I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MAJOR) ||
+	    ((pf_vvi->major == I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MAJOR) &&
+	     (pf_vvi->minor > I40E_VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MINOR)))
 		err = -EIO;
 
 out_alloc: