diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index b97ce4a15ae0..9160c882fbfc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -6288,13 +6288,18 @@ int t4_fw_upgrade(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int mbox,
 	if (!t4_fw_matches_chip(adap, fw_hdr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Disable FW_OK flag so that mbox commands with FW_OK flag set
+	 * wont be sent when we are flashing FW.
+	 */
+	adap->flags &= ~FW_OK;
+
 	ret = t4_fw_halt(adap, mbox, force);
 	if (ret < 0 && !force)
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 
 	ret = t4_load_fw(adap, fw_data, size);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 
 	/*
 	 * Older versions of the firmware don't understand the new
@@ -6305,7 +6310,17 @@ int t4_fw_upgrade(struct adapter *adap, unsigned int mbox,
 	 * its header flags to see if it advertises the capability.
 	 */
 	reset = ((be32_to_cpu(fw_hdr->flags) & FW_HDR_FLAGS_RESET_HALT) == 0);
-	return t4_fw_restart(adap, mbox, reset);
+	ret = t4_fw_restart(adap, mbox, reset);
+
+	/* Grab potentially new Firmware Device Log parameters so we can see
+	 * how healthy the new Firmware is.  It's okay to contact the new
+	 * Firmware for these parameters even though, as far as it's
+	 * concerned, we've never said "HELLO" to it ...
+	 */
+	(void)t4_init_devlog_params(adap);
+out:
+	adap->flags |= FW_OK;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**