diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
index 344a3924627d..7adfcd7c2f3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ void ionic_dev_cmd_comp(struct ionic_dev *idev, union ionic_dev_cmd_comp *comp)
 
 void ionic_dev_cmd_go(struct ionic_dev *idev, union ionic_dev_cmd *cmd)
 {
+	idev->opcode = cmd->cmd.opcode;
 	memcpy_toio(&idev->dev_cmd_regs->cmd, cmd, sizeof(*cmd));
 	iowrite32(0, &idev->dev_cmd_regs->done);
 	iowrite32(1, &idev->dev_cmd_regs->doorbell);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
index 13dfcf9f75da..c10da629ef6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct ionic_dev {
 	bool fw_hb_ready;
 	bool fw_status_ready;
 	u8 fw_generation;
+	u8 opcode;
 
 	u64 __iomem *db_pages;
 	dma_addr_t phy_db_pages;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
index 79272f5f380c..9ecbbe7a02ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static int __ionic_dev_cmd_wait(struct ionic *ionic, unsigned long max_seconds,
 	 */
 	max_wait = jiffies + (max_seconds * HZ);
 try_again:
-	opcode = readb(&idev->dev_cmd_regs->cmd.cmd.opcode);
+	opcode = idev->opcode;
 	start_time = jiffies;
 	for (fw_up = ionic_is_fw_running(idev);
 	     !done && fw_up && time_before(jiffies, max_wait);