diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c
index 401f7ed76c1f..27c206e62da7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ int i40e_fcoe_vsi_init(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, struct i40e_vsi_context *ctxt)
 					    I40E_AQ_VSI_PROP_INGRESS_UP_VALID |
 					    I40E_AQ_VSI_PROP_EGRESS_UP_VALID));
 
+	info->switch_id = cpu_to_le16(I40E_AQ_VSI_SW_ID_FLAG_ALLOW_LB);
 	enabled_tc = i40e_get_fcoe_tc_map(pf);
 	i40e_vsi_setup_queue_map(vsi, ctxt, enabled_tc, true);