diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index 95946f41002b..f9db95aa3a20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -4963,7 +4963,9 @@ u32 i40e_read_rx_ctl(struct i40e_hw *hw, u32 reg_addr)
 	int retry = 5;
 	u32 val = 0;
 
-	use_register = (hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) && (hw->aq.api_min_ver < 5);
+	use_register = (((hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) &&
+			(hw->aq.api_min_ver < 5)) ||
+			(hw->mac.type == I40E_MAC_X722));
 	if (!use_register) {
 do_retry:
 		status = i40e_aq_rx_ctl_read_register(hw, reg_addr, &val, NULL);
@@ -5022,7 +5024,9 @@ void i40e_write_rx_ctl(struct i40e_hw *hw, u32 reg_addr, u32 reg_val)
 	bool use_register;
 	int retry = 5;
 
-	use_register = (hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) && (hw->aq.api_min_ver < 5);
+	use_register = (((hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) &&
+			(hw->aq.api_min_ver < 5)) ||
+			(hw->mac.type == I40E_MAC_X722));
 	if (!use_register) {
 do_retry:
 		status = i40e_aq_rx_ctl_write_register(hw, reg_addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_common.c
index 89dfdbca13db..626fbf1ead4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_common.c
@@ -958,7 +958,9 @@ u32 i40evf_read_rx_ctl(struct i40e_hw *hw, u32 reg_addr)
 	int retry = 5;
 	u32 val = 0;
 
-	use_register = (hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) && (hw->aq.api_min_ver < 5);
+	use_register = (((hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) &&
+			(hw->aq.api_min_ver < 5)) ||
+			(hw->mac.type == I40E_MAC_X722));
 	if (!use_register) {
 do_retry:
 		status = i40evf_aq_rx_ctl_read_register(hw, reg_addr,
@@ -1019,7 +1021,9 @@ void i40evf_write_rx_ctl(struct i40e_hw *hw, u32 reg_addr, u32 reg_val)
 	bool use_register;
 	int retry = 5;
 
-	use_register = (hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) && (hw->aq.api_min_ver < 5);
+	use_register = (((hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1) &&
+			(hw->aq.api_min_ver < 5)) ||
+			(hw->mac.type == I40E_MAC_X722));
 	if (!use_register) {
 do_retry:
 		status = i40evf_aq_rx_ctl_write_register(hw, reg_addr,