diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
index a2b759531cb7..3c2dc7bdebb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ struct igb_adapter {
 		struct timespec64 period;
 	} perout[IGB_N_PEROUT];
 
-	char fw_version[32];
+	char fw_version[48];
 #ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
 	struct hwmon_buff *igb_hwmon_buff;
 	bool ets;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 4df8d4153aa5..cebb44f51d5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -3069,7 +3069,6 @@ void igb_set_fw_version(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	struct e1000_fw_version fw;
-	char *lbuf;
 
 	igb_get_fw_version(hw, &fw);
 
@@ -3077,34 +3076,36 @@ void igb_set_fw_version(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 	case e1000_i210:
 	case e1000_i211:
 		if (!(igb_get_flash_presence_i210(hw))) {
-			lbuf = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%2d.%2d-%d",
-					 fw.invm_major, fw.invm_minor,
-					 fw.invm_img_type);
+			snprintf(adapter->fw_version,
+				 sizeof(adapter->fw_version),
+				 "%2d.%2d-%d",
+				 fw.invm_major, fw.invm_minor,
+				 fw.invm_img_type);
 			break;
 		}
 		fallthrough;
 	default:
 		/* if option rom is valid, display its version too */
 		if (fw.or_valid) {
-			lbuf = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%d.%d, 0x%08x, %d.%d.%d",
-					 fw.eep_major, fw.eep_minor,
-					 fw.etrack_id, fw.or_major, fw.or_build,
-					 fw.or_patch);
+			snprintf(adapter->fw_version,
+				 sizeof(adapter->fw_version),
+				 "%d.%d, 0x%08x, %d.%d.%d",
+				 fw.eep_major, fw.eep_minor, fw.etrack_id,
+				 fw.or_major, fw.or_build, fw.or_patch);
 		/* no option rom */
 		} else if (fw.etrack_id != 0X0000) {
-			lbuf = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%d.%d, 0x%08x",
-					 fw.eep_major, fw.eep_minor,
-					 fw.etrack_id);
+			snprintf(adapter->fw_version,
+				 sizeof(adapter->fw_version),
+				 "%d.%d, 0x%08x",
+				 fw.eep_major, fw.eep_minor, fw.etrack_id);
 		} else {
-			lbuf = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%d.%d.%d", fw.eep_major,
-					 fw.eep_minor, fw.eep_build);
+			snprintf(adapter->fw_version,
+				 sizeof(adapter->fw_version),
+				 "%d.%d.%d",
+				 fw.eep_major, fw.eep_minor, fw.eep_build);
 		}
 		break;
 	}
-
-	/* the truncate happens here if it doesn't fit */
-	strscpy(adapter->fw_version, lbuf, sizeof(adapter->fw_version));
-	kfree(lbuf);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
index 7cd8716d2ffa..861f37076861 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
@@ -130,11 +130,7 @@ void igc_power_down_phy_copper(struct igc_hw *hw)
 	/* The PHY will retain its settings across a power down/up cycle */
 	hw->phy.ops.read_reg(hw, PHY_CONTROL, &mii_reg);
 	mii_reg |= MII_CR_POWER_DOWN;
-
-	/* Temporary workaround - should be removed when PHY will implement
-	 * IEEE registers as properly
-	 */
-	/* hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, PHY_CONTROL, mii_reg);*/
+	hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, PHY_CONTROL, mii_reg);
 	usleep_range(1000, 2000);
 }