diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
index c237527b1aa5..5e41e6dd657b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 enum {
 	AOECMD_ATA,
 	AOECMD_CFG,
+	AOECMD_VEND_MIN = 0xf0,
 
 	AOEFL_RSP = (1<<3),
 	AOEFL_ERR = (1<<2),
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c
index 30de5b1c647e..c6099ba9a4b8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ aoenet_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ifp, struct packet_type *pt,
 		aoecmd_cfg_rsp(skb);
 		break;
 	default:
+		if (h->cmd >= AOECMD_VEND_MIN)
+			break;	/* don't complain about vendor commands */
 		printk(KERN_INFO "aoe: unknown cmd %d\n", h->cmd);
 	}
 exit: