diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h
index 299b277bc7ae..9d3d45f02be1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hclge_mbx.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum HCLGE_MBX_OPCODE {
 	HCLGE_MBX_GET_QID_IN_PF,	/* (VF -> PF) get queue id in pf */
 	HCLGE_MBX_LINK_STAT_MODE,	/* (PF -> VF) link mode has changed */
 	HCLGE_MBX_GET_LINK_MODE,	/* (VF -> PF) get the link mode of pf */
+	HCLGE_MBX_GET_MEDIA_TYPE,       /* (VF -> PF) get media type */
 
 	HCLGE_MBX_GET_VF_FLR_STATUS = 200, /* (M7 -> PF) get vf reset status */
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
index 306a23e486de..9aa9c643afcd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_mbx.c
@@ -385,24 +385,32 @@ static int hclge_get_vf_queue_depth(struct hclge_vport *vport,
 				    HCLGE_TQPS_DEPTH_INFO_LEN);
 }
 
+static int hclge_get_vf_media_type(struct hclge_vport *vport,
+				   struct hclge_mbx_vf_to_pf_cmd *mbx_req)
+{
+	struct hclge_dev *hdev = vport->back;
+	u8 resp_data;
+
+	resp_data = hdev->hw.mac.media_type;
+	return hclge_gen_resp_to_vf(vport, mbx_req, 0, &resp_data,
+				    sizeof(resp_data));
+}
+
 static int hclge_get_link_info(struct hclge_vport *vport,
 			       struct hclge_mbx_vf_to_pf_cmd *mbx_req)
 {
 	struct hclge_dev *hdev = vport->back;
 	u16 link_status;
-	u8 msg_data[10];
-	u16 media_type;
+	u8 msg_data[8];
 	u8 dest_vfid;
 	u16 duplex;
 
 	/* mac.link can only be 0 or 1 */
 	link_status = (u16)hdev->hw.mac.link;
 	duplex = hdev->hw.mac.duplex;
-	media_type = hdev->hw.mac.media_type;
 	memcpy(&msg_data[0], &link_status, sizeof(u16));
 	memcpy(&msg_data[2], &hdev->hw.mac.speed, sizeof(u32));
 	memcpy(&msg_data[6], &duplex, sizeof(u16));
-	memcpy(&msg_data[8], &media_type, sizeof(u16));
 	dest_vfid = mbx_req->mbx_src_vfid;
 
 	/* send this requested info to VF */
@@ -662,6 +670,13 @@ void hclge_mbx_handler(struct hclge_dev *hdev)
 			hclge_rm_vport_all_vlan_table(vport, true);
 			mutex_unlock(&hdev->vport_cfg_mutex);
 			break;
+		case HCLGE_MBX_GET_MEDIA_TYPE:
+			ret = hclge_get_vf_media_type(vport, req);
+			if (ret)
+				dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev,
+					"PF fail(%d) to media type for VF\n",
+					ret);
+			break;
 		default:
 			dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev,
 				"un-supported mailbox message, code = %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 65bdc689a4ce..509ff93f8cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -307,6 +307,25 @@ static u16 hclgevf_get_qid_global(struct hnae3_handle *handle, u16 queue_id)
 	return qid_in_pf;
 }
 
+static int hclgevf_get_pf_media_type(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
+{
+	u8 resp_msg;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = hclgevf_send_mbx_msg(hdev, HCLGE_MBX_GET_MEDIA_TYPE, 0, NULL, 0,
+				   true, &resp_msg, sizeof(resp_msg));
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev,
+			"VF request to get the pf port media type failed %d",
+			ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	hdev->hw.mac.media_type = resp_msg;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int hclgevf_alloc_tqps(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct hclgevf_tqp *tqp;
@@ -1824,6 +1843,10 @@ static int hclgevf_configure(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = hclgevf_get_pf_media_type(hdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	/* get tc configuration from PF */
 	return hclgevf_get_tc_info(hdev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
index 7dc3c9f79169..3bcf49bde11a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_mbx.c
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ void hclgevf_mbx_async_handler(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 			link_status = le16_to_cpu(msg_q[1]);
 			memcpy(&speed, &msg_q[2], sizeof(speed));
 			duplex = (u8)le16_to_cpu(msg_q[4]);
-			hdev->hw.mac.media_type = (u8)le16_to_cpu(msg_q[5]);
 
 			/* update upper layer with new link link status */
 			hclgevf_update_link_status(hdev, link_status);