diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn544/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/pn544/i2c.c
index d6185ff2f87b..c7e277cddb48 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn544/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn544/i2c.c
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, pn544_hci_i2c_id_table);
 
 #define PN544_HCI_I2C_DRIVER_NAME "pn544_hci_i2c"
 
+/*
+ * Exposed through the 4 most significant bytes
+ * from the HCI SW_VERSION first byte, a.k.a.
+ * SW RomLib.
+ */
+#define PN544_HW_VARIANT_C2 0xa
+#define PN544_HW_VARIANT_C3 0xb
+
 #define PN544_FW_CMD_WRITE 0x08
 #define PN544_FW_CMD_CHECK 0x06
 
@@ -119,6 +127,8 @@ struct pn544_i2c_phy {
 	unsigned int gpio_fw;
 	unsigned int en_polarity;
 
+	u8 hw_variant;
+
 	struct work_struct fw_work;
 	int fw_work_state;
 	char firmware_name[NFC_FIRMWARE_NAME_MAXSIZE + 1];
@@ -469,7 +479,8 @@ static struct nfc_phy_ops i2c_phy_ops = {
 	.disable = pn544_hci_i2c_disable,
 };
 
-static int pn544_hci_i2c_fw_download(void *phy_id, const char *firmware_name)
+static int pn544_hci_i2c_fw_download(void *phy_id, const char *firmware_name,
+					u8 hw_variant)
 {
 	struct pn544_i2c_phy *phy = phy_id;
 
@@ -477,6 +488,7 @@ static int pn544_hci_i2c_fw_download(void *phy_id, const char *firmware_name)
 
 	strcpy(phy->firmware_name, firmware_name);
 
+	phy->hw_variant = hw_variant;
 	phy->fw_work_state = FW_WORK_STATE_START;
 
 	schedule_work(&phy->fw_work);
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn544/pn544.c b/drivers/nfc/pn544/pn544.c
index 3df4a109cfad..9c8051d20cea 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn544/pn544.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn544/pn544.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int pn544_hci_fw_download(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev,
 	if (info->fw_download == NULL)
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 
-	return info->fw_download(info->phy_id, firmware_name);
+	return info->fw_download(info->phy_id, firmware_name, hdev->sw_romlib);
 }
 
 static int pn544_hci_discover_se(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev)
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn544/pn544.h b/drivers/nfc/pn544/pn544.h
index 491bf45da358..2aa9233e8086 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn544/pn544.h
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn544/pn544.h
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 #define PN544_HCI_MODE 0
 #define PN544_FW_MODE 1
 
-typedef int (*fw_download_t)(void *context, const char *firmware_name);
+typedef int (*fw_download_t)(void *context, const char *firmware_name,
+				u8 hw_variant);
 
 int pn544_hci_probe(void *phy_id, struct nfc_phy_ops *phy_ops, char *llc_name,
 		    int phy_headroom, int phy_tailroom, int phy_payload,