diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c
index 5903b2e9a6e9..14dc8c8f47ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c
@@ -1091,16 +1091,16 @@ __vxge_hw_vpath_pci_func_mode_get(struct __vxge_hw_virtualpath *vpath,
 	u64 data0, data1 = 0, steer_ctrl = 0;
 	enum vxge_hw_status status;
 
-	data0 = VXGE_HW_RTS_ACCESS_STEER_DATA0_MEMO_ITEM_PCI_MODE;
+	data0 = 0;
 
 	status = vxge_hw_vpath_fw_api(vpath,
-			VXGE_HW_RTS_ACCESS_STEER_CTRL_ACTION_READ_MEMO_ENTRY,
+			VXGE_HW_FW_API_GET_FUNC_MODE,
 			VXGE_HW_RTS_ACCESS_STEER_CTRL_DATA_STRUCT_SEL_FW_MEMO,
 			0, &data0, &data1, &steer_ctrl);
 	if (status != VXGE_HW_OK)
 		return status;
 
-	hw_info->function_mode = data0;
+	hw_info->function_mode = VXGE_HW_GET_FUNC_MODE_VAL(data0);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-reg.h b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-reg.h
index 0df52dbd42a0..3e658b175947 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-reg.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
 #define VXGE_HW_GET_EPROM_IMAGE_REV(val)		vxge_bVALn(val, 48, 16)
 #define VXGE_HW_RTS_ACCESS_STEER_ROM_IMAGE_INDEX(val)	vxge_vBIT(val, 16, 8)
 
+#define VXGE_HW_FW_API_GET_FUNC_MODE			29
+#define VXGE_HW_GET_FUNC_MODE_VAL(val)			(val & 0xFF)
+
 #define VXGE_HW_FW_UPGRADE_MEMO				13
 #define VXGE_HW_FW_UPGRADE_ACTION			16
 #define VXGE_HW_FW_UPGRADE_OFFSET_START			2