diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 0ce9fd6bb0f4..65c2b9d2652b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -14070,7 +14070,11 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == I40E_ERR_FIRMWARE_API_VERSION)
 			dev_info(&pdev->dev,
-				 "The driver for the device stopped because the NVM image is newer than expected. You must install the most recent version of the network driver.\n");
+				 "The driver for the device stopped because the NVM image v%u.%u is newer than expected v%u.%u. You must install the most recent version of the network driver.\n",
+				 hw->aq.api_maj_ver,
+				 hw->aq.api_min_ver,
+				 I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR,
+				 I40E_FW_MINOR_VERSION(hw));
 		else
 			dev_info(&pdev->dev,
 				 "The driver for the device stopped because the device firmware failed to init. Try updating your NVM image.\n");
@@ -14088,10 +14092,18 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (hw->aq.api_maj_ver == I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR &&
 	    hw->aq.api_min_ver > I40E_FW_MINOR_VERSION(hw))
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev,
-			 "The driver for the device detected a newer version of the NVM image than expected. Please install the most recent version of the network driver.\n");
+			 "The driver for the device detected a newer version of the NVM image v%u.%u than expected v%u.%u. Please install the most recent version of the network driver.\n",
+			 hw->aq.api_maj_ver,
+			 hw->aq.api_min_ver,
+			 I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR,
+			 I40E_FW_MINOR_VERSION(hw));
 	else if (hw->aq.api_maj_ver == 1 && hw->aq.api_min_ver < 4)
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev,
-			 "The driver for the device detected an older version of the NVM image than expected. Please update the NVM image.\n");
+			 "The driver for the device detected an older version of the NVM image v%u.%u than expected v%u.%u. Please update the NVM image.\n",
+			 hw->aq.api_maj_ver,
+			 hw->aq.api_min_ver,
+			 I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR,
+			 I40E_FW_MINOR_VERSION(hw));
 
 	i40e_verify_eeprom(pf);