diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h
index 95d23bfbcbf1..b840fabe3997 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq_cmd.h
@@ -2074,6 +2074,15 @@ I40E_CHECK_CMD_LENGTH(i40e_aqc_lldp_start);
 #define I40E_AQC_CEE_ISCSI_STATUS_MASK	(0x7 << I40E_AQC_CEE_ISCSI_STATUS_SHIFT)
 #define I40E_AQC_CEE_FIP_STATUS_SHIFT	0x10
 #define I40E_AQC_CEE_FIP_STATUS_MASK	(0x7 << I40E_AQC_CEE_FIP_STATUS_SHIFT)
+
+/* struct i40e_aqc_get_cee_dcb_cfg_v1_resp was originally defined with
+ * word boundary layout issues, which the Linux compilers silently deal
+ * with by adding padding, making the actual struct larger than designed.
+ * However, the FW compiler for the NIC is less lenient and complains
+ * about the struct.  Hence, the struct defined here has an extra byte in
+ * fields reserved3 and reserved4 to directly acknowledge that padding,
+ * and the new length is used in the length check macro.
+ */
 struct i40e_aqc_get_cee_dcb_cfg_v1_resp {
 	u8	reserved1;
 	u8	oper_num_tc;
@@ -2081,9 +2090,9 @@ struct i40e_aqc_get_cee_dcb_cfg_v1_resp {
 	u8	reserved2;
 	u8	oper_tc_bw[8];
 	u8	oper_pfc_en;
-	u8	reserved3;
+	u8	reserved3[2];
 	__le16	oper_app_prio;
-	u8	reserved4;
+	u8	reserved4[2];
 	__le16	tlv_status;
 };