diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_fw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_fw.c
index 9b39a73e4c35..198922a942b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_fw.c
@@ -1544,11 +1544,12 @@ void fbnic_get_fw_ver_commit_str(struct fbnic_dev *fbd, char *fw_version,
 				 fw_version, str_sz);
 }
 
-struct fbnic_fw_completion *fbnic_fw_alloc_cmpl(u32 msg_type)
+struct fbnic_fw_completion *__fbnic_fw_alloc_cmpl(u32 msg_type,
+						  size_t priv_size)
 {
 	struct fbnic_fw_completion *cmpl;
 
-	cmpl = kzalloc(sizeof(*cmpl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	cmpl = kzalloc(sizeof(*cmpl) + priv_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cmpl)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -1559,6 +1560,11 @@ struct fbnic_fw_completion *fbnic_fw_alloc_cmpl(u32 msg_type)
 	return cmpl;
 }
 
+struct fbnic_fw_completion *fbnic_fw_alloc_cmpl(u32 msg_type)
+{
+	return __fbnic_fw_alloc_cmpl(msg_type, 0);
+}
+
 void fbnic_fw_put_cmpl(struct fbnic_fw_completion *fw_cmpl)
 {
 	kref_put(&fw_cmpl->ref_count, fbnic_fw_release_cmpl_data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_fw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_fw.h
index be7f2dc88698..d4c0fb4c94cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/meta/fbnic/fbnic_fw.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ int fbnic_fw_xmit_tsene_read_msg(struct fbnic_dev *fbd,
 int fbnic_fw_xmit_send_logs(struct fbnic_dev *fbd, bool enable,
 			    bool send_log_history);
 int fbnic_fw_xmit_rpc_macda_sync(struct fbnic_dev *fbd);
+struct fbnic_fw_completion *__fbnic_fw_alloc_cmpl(u32 msg_type,
+						  size_t priv_size);
 struct fbnic_fw_completion *fbnic_fw_alloc_cmpl(u32 msg_type);
 void fbnic_fw_put_cmpl(struct fbnic_fw_completion *cmpl_data);