diff --git a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
--- a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
+++ b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.h
@@ -555,8 +555,7 @@
 	uint32_t chain_frame_size;
 	struct sysctl_ctx_list sysctl_ctx;
 	struct sysctl_oid *sysctl_tree;
-	char fw_version[16];
-	char msg_version[8];
+	char fw_version[32];
 	struct mpi3mr_chain *chains;
 	struct callout periodic;
 	struct callout device_check_callout;
diff --git a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.c b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.c
--- a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr.c
@@ -1564,6 +1564,7 @@
 {
 	int retval = 0;
 	U32 ioc_config, req_sz, facts_flags;
+        struct mpi3mr_compimg_ver *fwver;
 
 	if (le16toh(facts_data->IOCFactsDataLength) !=
 	    (sizeof(*facts_data) / 4)) {
@@ -1660,6 +1661,12 @@
 	sc->io_throttle_high = (sc->facts.io_throttle_high * 2 * 1024);
 	sc->io_throttle_low = (sc->facts.io_throttle_low * 2 * 1024);
         
+	fwver = &sc->facts.fw_ver;
+	snprintf(sc->fw_version, sizeof(sc->fw_version),
+	    "%d.%d.%d.%d.%05d-%05d",
+	    fwver->gen_major, fwver->gen_minor, fwver->ph_major,
+	    fwver->ph_minor, fwver->cust_id, fwver->build_num);
+
 	mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_INFO, "ioc_num(%d), maxopQ(%d), maxopRepQ(%d), maxdh(%d),"
             "maxreqs(%d), mindh(%d) maxPDs(%d) maxvectors(%d) maxperids(%d)\n",
 	    sc->facts.ioc_num, sc->facts.max_op_req_q,
@@ -1675,7 +1682,7 @@
 	    sc->facts.max_dev_per_tg, sc->facts.max_io_throttle_group,
 	    sc->facts.io_throttle_data_length * 4,
 	    sc->facts.io_throttle_high, sc->facts.io_throttle_low);
-	
+
 	sc->max_host_ios = sc->facts.max_reqs -
 	    (MPI3MR_INTERNALCMDS_RESVD + 1);
 
@@ -2219,7 +2226,6 @@
 {
         int i = 0;
         char personality[16];
-        struct mpi3mr_compimg_ver *fwver = &sc->facts.fw_ver;
 
         switch (sc->facts.personality) {
         case MPI3_IOCFACTS_FLAGS_PERSONALITY_EHBA:
@@ -2235,9 +2241,7 @@
 
 	mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_INFO, "Current Personality: %s\n", personality);
 
-	mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_INFO, "FW Version: %d.%d.%d.%d.%05d-%05d\n",
-		      fwver->gen_major, fwver->gen_minor, fwver->ph_major,
-		      fwver->ph_minor, fwver->cust_id, fwver->build_num);
+	mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_INFO, "%s\n", sc->fw_version);
 
         mpi3mr_dprint(sc, MPI3MR_INFO, "Protocol=(");
 
@@ -2880,7 +2884,6 @@
 		sc->reply_sz = sc->facts.reply_sz;
 	}
 
-
 	mpi3mr_display_ioc_info(sc);
 
 	retval = mpi3mr_reply_alloc(sc);
diff --git a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_pci.c b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_pci.c
--- a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_pci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_pci.c
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@
 	    OID_AUTO, "io_cmds_highwater", CTLFLAG_RD,
 	    &sc->io_cmds_highwater, 0, "Max FW outstanding commands");
 
+	SYSCTL_ADD_STRING(sysctl_ctx, SYSCTL_CHILDREN(sysctl_tree),
+	    OID_AUTO, "firmware_version", CTLFLAG_RD, sc->fw_version,
+	    strlen(sc->fw_version), "firmware version");
+
 	SYSCTL_ADD_UINT(sysctl_ctx, SYSCTL_CHILDREN(sysctl_tree),
 	    OID_AUTO, "mpi3mr_debug", CTLFLAG_RW, &sc->mpi3mr_debug, 0,
 	    "Driver debug level");