diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_cmd_interface_cmn.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_cmd_interface_cmn.h
index c2f23394f9b84..aaa8187a0afbc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_cmd_interface_cmn.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_cmd_interface_cmn.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 enum pxp_status {
 	PXP_STATUS_SUCCESS = 0x0,
+	PXP_STATUS_ERROR_API_VERSION = 0x1002,
 	PXP_STATUS_OP_NOT_PERMITTED = 0x4013
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_tee.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_tee.c
index d50354bfb9938..73aa8015f828f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_tee.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/pxp/intel_pxp_tee.c
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ int intel_pxp_tee_cmd_create_arb_session(struct intel_pxp *pxp,
 
 	if (ret)
 		drm_err(&i915->drm, "Failed to send tee msg ret=[%d]\n", ret);
+	else if (msg_out.header.status == PXP_STATUS_ERROR_API_VERSION)
+		drm_dbg(&i915->drm, "PXP firmware version unsupported, requested: "
+			"CMD-ID-[0x%08x] on API-Ver-[0x%08x]\n",
+			msg_in.header.command_id, msg_in.header.api_version);
 	else if (msg_out.header.status != 0x0)
 		drm_warn(&i915->drm, "PXP firmware failed arb session init request ret=[0x%08x]\n",
 			 msg_out.header.status);