Index: head/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/t4_hw.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/t4_hw.c
+++ head/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/t4_hw.c
@@ -7938,15 +7938,26 @@
 		} while ((adap->params.portvec & (1 << j)) == 0);
 	}
 
-	c.op_to_portid = htonl(V_FW_CMD_OP(FW_PORT_CMD) |
-			       F_FW_CMD_REQUEST | F_FW_CMD_READ |
-			       V_FW_PORT_CMD_PORTID(j));
-	c.action_to_len16 = htonl(
-		V_FW_PORT_CMD_ACTION(FW_PORT_ACTION_GET_PORT_INFO) |
-		FW_LEN16(c));
-	ret = t4_wr_mbox(adap, mbox, &c, sizeof(c), &c);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (!(adap->flags & IS_VF) ||
+	    adap->params.vfres.r_caps & FW_CMD_CAP_PORT) {
+		c.op_to_portid = htonl(V_FW_CMD_OP(FW_PORT_CMD) |
+				       F_FW_CMD_REQUEST | F_FW_CMD_READ |
+				       V_FW_PORT_CMD_PORTID(j));
+		c.action_to_len16 = htonl(
+			V_FW_PORT_CMD_ACTION(FW_PORT_ACTION_GET_PORT_INFO) |
+			FW_LEN16(c));
+		ret = t4_wr_mbox(adap, mbox, &c, sizeof(c), &c);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = be32_to_cpu(c.u.info.lstatus_to_modtype);
+		p->mdio_addr = (ret & F_FW_PORT_CMD_MDIOCAP) ?
+			G_FW_PORT_CMD_MDIOADDR(ret) : -1;
+		p->port_type = G_FW_PORT_CMD_PTYPE(ret);
+		p->mod_type = G_FW_PORT_CMD_MODTYPE(ret);
+
+		init_link_config(&p->link_cfg, be16_to_cpu(c.u.info.pcap));
+	}
 
 	ret = t4_alloc_vi(adap, mbox, j, pf, vf, 1, addr, &rss_size);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -7959,14 +7970,6 @@
 	p->vi[0].rss_size = rss_size;
 	t4_os_set_hw_addr(adap, p->port_id, addr);
 
-	ret = be32_to_cpu(c.u.info.lstatus_to_modtype);
-	p->mdio_addr = (ret & F_FW_PORT_CMD_MDIOCAP) ?
-		G_FW_PORT_CMD_MDIOADDR(ret) : -1;
-	p->port_type = G_FW_PORT_CMD_PTYPE(ret);
-	p->mod_type = G_FW_PORT_CMD_MODTYPE(ret);
-
-	init_link_config(&p->link_cfg, be16_to_cpu(c.u.info.pcap));
-
 	param = V_FW_PARAMS_MNEM(FW_PARAMS_MNEM_DEV) |
 	    V_FW_PARAMS_PARAM_X(FW_PARAMS_PARAM_DEV_RSSINFO) |
 	    V_FW_PARAMS_PARAM_YZ(p->vi[0].viid);