diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index 2c19070d2a0b..041940c4bb2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -3800,10 +3800,10 @@ s32 ixgbe_set_fw_drv_ver_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u8 maj, u8 min,
 	fw_cmd.ver_build = build;
 	fw_cmd.ver_sub = sub;
 	fw_cmd.hdr.checksum = 0;
-	fw_cmd.hdr.checksum = ixgbe_calculate_checksum((u8 *)&fw_cmd,
-				(FW_CEM_HDR_LEN + fw_cmd.hdr.buf_len));
 	fw_cmd.pad = 0;
 	fw_cmd.pad2 = 0;
+	fw_cmd.hdr.checksum = ixgbe_calculate_checksum((u8 *)&fw_cmd,
+				(FW_CEM_HDR_LEN + fw_cmd.hdr.buf_len));
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= FW_CEM_MAX_RETRIES; i++) {
 		ret_val = ixgbe_host_interface_command(hw, &fw_cmd,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
index 8cea53b62e1b..cb7da5f9c4da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
@@ -900,6 +900,8 @@ static s32 ixgbe_read_ee_hostif_buffer_X550(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 		/* convert offset from words to bytes */
 		buffer.address = cpu_to_be32((offset + current_word) * 2);
 		buffer.length = cpu_to_be16(words_to_read * 2);
+		buffer.pad2 = 0;
+		buffer.pad3 = 0;
 
 		status = ixgbe_hic_unlocked(hw, (u32 *)&buffer, sizeof(buffer),
 					    IXGBE_HI_COMMAND_TIMEOUT);