diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
index ce522d76811d..0bae22da014d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -2397,6 +2397,7 @@ i40e_status i40e_aq_erase_nvm(struct i40e_hw *hw, u8 module_pointer,
 #define I40E_DEV_FUNC_CAP_LED		0x61
 #define I40E_DEV_FUNC_CAP_SDP		0x62
 #define I40E_DEV_FUNC_CAP_MDIO		0x63
+#define I40E_DEV_FUNC_CAP_WR_CSR_PROT	0x64
 
 /**
  * i40e_parse_discover_capabilities
@@ -2541,6 +2542,10 @@ static void i40e_parse_discover_capabilities(struct i40e_hw *hw, void *buff,
 			p->fd_filters_guaranteed = number;
 			p->fd_filters_best_effort = logical_id;
 			break;
+		case I40E_DEV_FUNC_CAP_WR_CSR_PROT:
+			p->wr_csr_prot = (u64)number;
+			p->wr_csr_prot |= (u64)logical_id << 32;
+			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
index 67c7bc9e9c21..568e855da0f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ struct i40e_hw_capabilities {
 	u8 rx_buf_chain_len;
 	u32 enabled_tcmap;
 	u32 maxtc;
+	u64 wr_csr_prot;
 };
 
 struct i40e_mac_info {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
index 9c79cb6abb2b..ec9d83a93379 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_type.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ struct i40e_hw_capabilities {
 	u8 rx_buf_chain_len;
 	u32 enabled_tcmap;
 	u32 maxtc;
+	u64 wr_csr_prot;
 };
 
 struct i40e_mac_info {