diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_if.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_if.h
index 5bb56a27a50d6..31ccfcdc2b0a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_if.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_if.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ enum ionic_status_code {
 	IONIC_RC_ERROR		= 29,	/* Generic error */
 	IONIC_RC_ERDMA		= 30,	/* Generic RDMA error */
 	IONIC_RC_EVFID		= 31,	/* VF ID does not exist */
+	IONIC_RC_EBAD_FW	= 32,	/* FW file is invalid or corrupted */
 };
 
 enum ionic_notifyq_opcode {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
index c21195be59e18..ee0740881af31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ static const char *ionic_error_to_str(enum ionic_status_code code)
 		return "IONIC_RC_ERROR";
 	case IONIC_RC_ERDMA:
 		return "IONIC_RC_ERDMA";
+	case IONIC_RC_EBAD_FW:
+		return "IONIC_RC_EBAD_FW";
 	default:
 		return "IONIC_RC_UNKNOWN";
 	}