diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e/i40e_common.c b/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e/i40e_common.c
index 81e0a6b816..a6a8a0a270 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e/i40e_common.c
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e/i40e_common.c
@@ -2697,6 +2697,7 @@ STATIC void i40e_parse_discover_capabilities(struct i40e_hw *hw, void *buff,
 				     enum i40e_admin_queue_opc list_type_opc)
 {
 	struct i40e_aqc_list_capabilities_element_resp *cap;
+	u32 valid_functions, num_functions;
 	u32 number, logical_id, phys_id;
 	struct i40e_hw_capabilities *p;
 	u32 i = 0;
@@ -2826,11 +2827,44 @@ STATIC void i40e_parse_discover_capabilities(struct i40e_hw *hw, void *buff,
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifdef I40E_FCOE_ENA
 	/* Software override ensuring FCoE is disabled if npar or mfp
 	 * mode because it is not supported in these modes.
 	 */
 	if (p->npar_enable || p->mfp_mode_1)
 		p->fcoe = false;
+#else
+	/* Always disable FCoE if compiled without the I40E_FCOE_ENA flag */
+	p->fcoe = false;
+#endif
+
+	/* count the enabled ports (aka the "not disabled" ports) */
+	hw->num_ports = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		u32 port_cfg_reg = I40E_PRTGEN_CNF + (4 * i);
+		u64 port_cfg = 0;
+
+		/* use AQ read to get the physical register offset instead
+		 * of the port relative offset
+		 */
+		i40e_aq_debug_read_register(hw, port_cfg_reg, &port_cfg, NULL);
+		if (!(port_cfg & I40E_PRTGEN_CNF_PORT_DIS_MASK))
+			hw->num_ports++;
+	}
+
+	valid_functions = p->valid_functions;
+	num_functions = 0;
+	while (valid_functions) {
+		if (valid_functions & 1)
+			num_functions++;
+		valid_functions >>= 1;
+	}
+
+	/* partition id is 1-based, and functions are evenly spread
+	 * across the ports as partitions
+	 */
+	hw->partition_id = (hw->pf_id / hw->num_ports) + 1;
+	hw->num_partitions = num_functions / hw->num_ports;
 
 	/* additional HW specific goodies that might
 	 * someday be HW version specific
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e/i40e_type.h b/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e/i40e_type.h
index bc8fd3efbf..dde259e6f2 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e/i40e_type.h
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/i40e/i40e_type.h
@@ -537,6 +537,11 @@ struct i40e_hw {
 	u8  pf_id;
 	u16 main_vsi_seid;
 
+	/* for multi-function MACs */
+	u16 partition_id;
+	u16 num_partitions;
+	u16 num_ports;
+
 	/* Closest numa node to the device */
 	u16 numa_node;