diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
index 9cffe48be156..45d174262d32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -3527,6 +3527,11 @@ int be_cmd_get_cntl_attributes(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 		for (i = 0; i < CNTL_SERIAL_NUM_WORDS; i++)
 			adapter->serial_num[i] = le32_to_cpu(serial_num[i]) &
 				(BIT_MASK(16) - 1);
+		/* For BEx, since GET_FUNC_CONFIG command is not
+		 * supported, we read funcnum here as a workaround.
+		 */
+		if (BEx_chip(adapter))
+			adapter->pf_num = attribs->hba_attribs.pci_funcnum;
 	}
 
 err:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
index 1bd82bcb3be5..09da2d82c2f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_cmds.h
@@ -1720,7 +1720,11 @@ struct mgmt_hba_attribs {
 	u32 rsvd2[55];
 	u8 rsvd3[3];
 	u8 phy_port;
-	u32 rsvd4[13];
+	u32 rsvd4[15];
+	u8 rsvd5[2];
+	u8 pci_funcnum;
+	u8 rsvd6;
+	u32 rsvd7[6];
 } __packed;
 
 struct mgmt_controller_attrib {