diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nic.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nic.c
index 0a2474f3eb..b54cd39400 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/ef10_nic.c
@@ -1772,6 +1772,21 @@ ef10_nic_board_cfg(
 	if ((rc = efx_mcdi_get_phy_cfg(enp)) != 0)
 		goto fail6;
 
+	/*
+	 * Firmware with support for *_FEC capability bits does not
+	 * report that the corresponding *_FEC_REQUESTED bits are supported.
+	 * Add them here so that drivers understand that they are supported.
+	 */
+	if (epp->ep_phy_cap_mask & (1u << EFX_PHY_CAP_BASER_FEC))
+		epp->ep_phy_cap_mask |=
+		    (1u << EFX_PHY_CAP_BASER_FEC_REQUESTED);
+	if (epp->ep_phy_cap_mask & (1u << EFX_PHY_CAP_RS_FEC))
+		epp->ep_phy_cap_mask |=
+		    (1u << EFX_PHY_CAP_RS_FEC_REQUESTED);
+	if (epp->ep_phy_cap_mask & (1u << EFX_PHY_CAP_25G_BASER_FEC))
+		epp->ep_phy_cap_mask |=
+		    (1u << EFX_PHY_CAP_25G_BASER_FEC_REQUESTED);
+
 	/* Obtain the default PHY advertised capabilities */
 	if ((rc = ef10_phy_get_link(enp, &els)) != 0)
 		goto fail7;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_phy.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_phy.c
index 7c341e4294..25059dfe12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_phy.c
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ efx_phy_adv_cap_get(
 	}
 }
 
-#define	EFX_PHY_CAP_FEC_REQ_MASK			\
-	(1U << EFX_PHY_CAP_BASER_FEC_REQUESTED)	|	\
-	(1U << EFX_PHY_CAP_RS_FEC_REQUESTED)	|	\
-	(1U << EFX_PHY_CAP_25G_BASER_FEC_REQUESTED)
-
 	__checkReturn	efx_rc_t
 efx_phy_adv_cap_set(
 	__in		efx_nic_t *enp,
@@ -210,8 +205,7 @@ efx_phy_adv_cap_set(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_magic, ==, EFX_NIC_MAGIC);
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3U(enp->en_mod_flags, &, EFX_MOD_PORT);
 
-	/* Ignore don't care bits of FEC (FEC EFX_PHY_CAP_*_REQUESTED) */
-	if ((mask & ~(epp->ep_phy_cap_mask | EFX_PHY_CAP_FEC_REQ_MASK)) != 0) {
+	if ((mask & ~epp->ep_phy_cap_mask) != 0) {
 		rc = ENOTSUP;
 		goto fail1;
 	}