diff --git a/drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.c b/drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.c
index 0493cfe872..55e661c0e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.c
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <net/pfe_eth/pfe_eth.h>
 #include <net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.h>
+#include <spi_flash.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_CHAIN_OF_TRUST
 #include <fsl_validate.h>
 #endif
 
 #define PFE_FIRMWARE_FIT_CNF_NAME	"config@1"
 
-static const void *pfe_fit_addr = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_LS_PFE_FW_ADDR;
+static const void *pfe_fit_addr;
 
 /*
  * PFE elf firmware loader.
@@ -163,6 +164,44 @@ static int pfe_fit_check(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int pfe_spi_flash_init(void)
+{
+	struct spi_flash *pfe_flash;
+	int ret = 0;
+	void *addr = malloc(CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_LENGTH);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DM_SPI_FLASH
+	struct udevice *new;
+
+	/* speed and mode will be read from DT */
+	ret = spi_flash_probe_bus_cs(CONFIG_ENV_SPI_BUS,
+				     CONFIG_ENV_SPI_CS, 0, 0, &new);
+
+	pfe_flash = dev_get_uclass_priv(new);
+#else
+	pfe_flash = spi_flash_probe(CONFIG_ENV_SPI_BUS,
+				    CONFIG_ENV_SPI_CS,
+				    CONFIG_ENV_SPI_MAX_HZ,
+				    CONFIG_ENV_SPI_MODE);
+#endif
+	if (!pfe_flash) {
+		printf("SF: probe for pfe failed\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	ret = spi_flash_read(pfe_flash,
+			     CONFIG_SYS_LS_PFE_FW_ADDR,
+			     CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_LENGTH,
+			     addr);
+	if (ret)
+		printf("SF: read for pfe failed\n");
+
+	pfe_fit_addr = addr;
+	spi_flash_free(pfe_flash);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * PFE firmware initialization.
  * Loads different firmware files from FIT image.
@@ -187,6 +226,10 @@ int pfe_firmware_init(void)
 	int ret = 0;
 	int fw_count;
 
+	ret = pfe_spi_flash_init();
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
 	ret = pfe_fit_check();
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
diff --git a/include/configs/ls1012a_common.h b/include/configs/ls1012a_common.h
index 3bea9a9186..06af8bf79f 100644
--- a/include/configs/ls1012a_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/ls1012a_common.h
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@
 /* Size of malloc() pool */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(CONFIG_ENV_SIZE + 1024 * 1024)
 
-/*SPI device */
+/* PFE */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FMAN_FW_ADDR		0x400d0000
+#define CONFIG_SYS_QE_FMAN_FW_LENGTH	0x300000
+
+/*SPI device */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_QSPI_BASE	0x40000000
 
 /* SATA */