struct ethtool_drvinfo *drvinfo)
 {
        struct e1000_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
+       char firmware_version[32];
+       uint16_t eeprom_data;
 
        strncpy(drvinfo->driver,  e1000_driver_name, 32);
        strncpy(drvinfo->version, e1000_driver_version, 32);
-       strncpy(drvinfo->fw_version, "N/A", 32);
+
+       /* EEPROM image version # is reported as firmware version # for
+        * 8257{1|2|3} controllers */
+       e1000_read_eeprom(&adapter->hw, 5, 1, &eeprom_data);
+       switch (adapter->hw.mac_type) {
+       case e1000_82571:
+       case e1000_82572:
+       case e1000_82573:
+               sprintf(firmware_version, "%d.%d-%d",
+                       (eeprom_data & 0xF000) >> 12,
+                       (eeprom_data & 0x0FF0) >> 4,
+                       eeprom_data & 0x000F);
+               break;
+       default:
+               sprintf(firmware_version, "N/A");
+       }
+
+       strncpy(drvinfo->fw_version, firmware_version, 32);
        strncpy(drvinfo->bus_info, pci_name(adapter->pdev), 32);
        drvinfo->n_stats = E1000_STATS_LEN;
        drvinfo->testinfo_len = E1000_TEST_LEN;