diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/common.h b/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/common.h
index cc6edf32a3c7..1cbdf8ee059a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/common.h
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/common.h
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ struct sge_params {
 	int pad_boundary;
 	int pack_boundary;
 	int fl_pktshift;
+	u32 sge_control;
+	u32 sge_fl_buffer_size[SGE_FLBUF_SIZES];
 };
 
 struct tp_params {
diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/t4_hw.c b/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/t4_hw.c
index 7ecdb81a44b8..689a7ab4f29c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/t4_hw.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgbe/common/t4_hw.c
@@ -7644,6 +7644,7 @@ int t4_init_sge_params(struct adapter *adapter)
 {
 	u32 r;
 	struct sge_params *sp = &adapter->params.sge;
+	unsigned i;
 
 	r = t4_read_reg(adapter, A_SGE_INGRESS_RX_THRESHOLD);
 	sp->counter_val[0] = G_THRESHOLD_0(r);
@@ -7686,6 +7687,7 @@ int t4_init_sge_params(struct adapter *adapter)
 	sp->page_shift = (r & M_HOSTPAGESIZEPF0) + 10;
 
 	r = t4_read_reg(adapter, A_SGE_CONTROL);
+	sp->sge_control = r;
 	sp->spg_len = r & F_EGRSTATUSPAGESIZE ? 128 : 64;
 	sp->fl_pktshift = G_PKTSHIFT(r);
 	sp->pad_boundary = 1 << (G_INGPADBOUNDARY(r) + 5);
@@ -7698,6 +7700,9 @@ int t4_init_sge_params(struct adapter *adapter)
 		else
 			sp->pack_boundary = 1 << (G_INGPACKBOUNDARY(r) + 5);
 	}
+	for (i = 0; i < SGE_FLBUF_SIZES; i++)
+		sp->sge_fl_buffer_size[i] = t4_read_reg(adapter,
+		    A_SGE_FL_BUFFER_SIZE0 + (4 * i));
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
index 31c5796587d6..089cdda04e71 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
@@ -3332,6 +3332,8 @@ get_params__post_init(struct adapter *sc)
 		sc->vres.iscsi.size = val[1] - val[0] + 1;
 	}
 
+	t4_init_sge_params(sc);
+
 	/*
 	 * We've got the params we wanted to query via the firmware.  Now grab
 	 * some others directly from the chip.
diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_sge.c b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_sge.c
index 51185f7e9d64..bd949b097fa0 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_sge.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_sge.c
@@ -625,11 +625,9 @@ t4_read_chip_settings(struct adapter *sc)
 	struct sw_zone_info *swz, *safe_swz;
 	struct hw_buf_info *hwb;
 
-	t4_init_sge_params(sc);
-
 	m = F_RXPKTCPLMODE;
 	v = F_RXPKTCPLMODE;
-	r = t4_read_reg(sc, A_SGE_CONTROL);
+	r = sc->params.sge.sge_control;
 	if ((r & m) != v) {
 		device_printf(sc->dev, "invalid SGE_CONTROL(0x%x)\n", r);
 		rc = EINVAL;
@@ -647,7 +645,7 @@ t4_read_chip_settings(struct adapter *sc)
 	/* Filter out unusable hw buffer sizes entirely (mark with -2). */
 	hwb = &s->hw_buf_info[0];
 	for (i = 0; i < nitems(s->hw_buf_info); i++, hwb++) {
-		r = t4_read_reg(sc, A_SGE_FL_BUFFER_SIZE0 + (4 * i));
+		r = sc->params.sge.sge_fl_buffer_size[i];
 		hwb->size = r;
 		hwb->zidx = hwsz_ok(sc, r) ? -1 : -2;
 		hwb->next = -1;