diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index 974a868a4824..3720c3e11ebb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -8702,7 +8702,7 @@ static int t4_get_flash_params(struct adapter *adap)
 	};
 
 	unsigned int part, manufacturer;
-	unsigned int density, size;
+	unsigned int density, size = 0;
 	u32 flashid = 0;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -8772,11 +8772,6 @@ static int t4_get_flash_params(struct adapter *adap)
 		case 0x22: /* 256MB */
 			size = 1 << 28;
 			break;
-
-		default:
-			dev_err(adap->pdev_dev, "Micron Flash Part has bad size, ID = %#x, Density code = %#x\n",
-				flashid, density);
-			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -8792,10 +8787,6 @@ static int t4_get_flash_params(struct adapter *adap)
 		case 0x17: /* 64MB */
 			size = 1 << 26;
 			break;
-		default:
-			dev_err(adap->pdev_dev, "ISSI Flash Part has bad size, ID = %#x, Density code = %#x\n",
-				flashid, density);
-			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -8811,10 +8802,6 @@ static int t4_get_flash_params(struct adapter *adap)
 		case 0x18: /* 16MB */
 			size = 1 << 24;
 			break;
-		default:
-			dev_err(adap->pdev_dev, "Macronix Flash Part has bad size, ID = %#x, Density code = %#x\n",
-				flashid, density);
-			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -8830,17 +8817,21 @@ static int t4_get_flash_params(struct adapter *adap)
 		case 0x18: /* 16MB */
 			size = 1 << 24;
 			break;
-		default:
-			dev_err(adap->pdev_dev, "Winbond Flash Part has bad size, ID = %#x, Density code = %#x\n",
-				flashid, density);
-			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
-	default:
-		dev_err(adap->pdev_dev, "Unsupported Flash Part, ID = %#x\n",
-			flashid);
-		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* If we didn't recognize the FLASH part, that's no real issue: the
+	 * Hardware/Software contract says that Hardware will _*ALWAYS*_
+	 * use a FLASH part which is at least 4MB in size and has 64KB
+	 * sectors.  The unrecognized FLASH part is likely to be much larger
+	 * than 4MB, but that's all we really need.
+	 */
+	if (size == 0) {
+		dev_warn(adap->pdev_dev, "Unknown Flash Part, ID = %#x, assuming 4MB\n",
+			 flashid);
+		size = 1 << 22;
 	}
 
 	/* Store decoded Flash size and fall through into vetting code. */