diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/nfp.rst b/doc/guides/nics/nfp.rst
index dcefac3ef6..55539accc2 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/nfp.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/nfp.rst
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ more than one SmartNIC, same type of SmartNIC or different ones, and to upload a
 different firmware to each SmartNIC.
 
    .. Note::
-      Currently the NFP PMD supports using the PF with Agilio Basic Firmware. See
-      https://help.netronome.com/support/solutions for more information on the
-      various firmwares supported by the Netronome Agilio CX smartNIC.
+      Currently the NFP PMD supports using the PF with Agilio Firmware with NFD3
+      and Agilio Firmware with NFDk. See https://help.netronome.com/support/solutions
+      for more information on the various firmwares supported by the Netronome
+      Agilio CX smartNIC.
 
 PF multiport support
 --------------------
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.rst
index d5d8c735b1..64308e6c1a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_22_07.rst
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ New Features
 * **Updated Netronome nfp driver.**
 
   * Added support for NFP3800 NIC.
+  * Added support for firmware with NFDk.
 
 * **Updated VMware vmxnet3 networking driver.**
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ctrl.h b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ctrl.h
index 4dd62ef194..e73715e2aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ctrl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ctrl.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@
  * - define more STS bits
  */
 #define NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION             0x0030
+#define   NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFD3   0
+#define   NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFDK   1
 #define   NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_RESERVED_MASK	(0xff << 24)
 #define   NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_CLASS_MASK  (0xff << 16)
 #define   NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_CLASS(x)    (((x) & 0xff) << 16)
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c
index cb84dc3188..1bbba9187e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c
@@ -358,6 +358,32 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops nfp_net_nfd3_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.rx_queue_intr_disable  = nfp_rx_queue_intr_disable,
 };
 
+static inline int
+nfp_net_ethdev_ops_mount(struct nfp_net_hw *hw, struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	switch (NFD_CFG_CLASS_VER_of(hw->ver)) {
+	case NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFD3:
+		break;
+	case NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFDK:
+		if (NFD_CFG_MAJOR_VERSION_of(hw->ver) < 5) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "NFDK must use ABI 5 or newer, found: %d",
+				NFD_CFG_MAJOR_VERSION_of(hw->ver));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "The version of firmware is not correct.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev->dev_ops = &nfp_net_nfd3_eth_dev_ops;
+	eth_dev->rx_queue_count = nfp_net_rx_queue_count;
+	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_recv_pkts;
+	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_nfd3_xmit_pkts;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 nfp_net_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
@@ -402,11 +428,6 @@ nfp_net_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "Working with physical port number: %d, "
 			"NFP internal port number: %d", port, hw->nfp_idx);
 
-	eth_dev->dev_ops = &nfp_net_nfd3_eth_dev_ops;
-	eth_dev->rx_queue_count = nfp_net_rx_queue_count;
-	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_recv_pkts;
-	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_nfd3_xmit_pkts;
-
 	/* For secondary processes, the primary has done all the work */
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
 		return 0;
@@ -441,6 +462,11 @@ nfp_net_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "ctrl bar: %p", hw->ctrl_bar);
 
+	hw->ver = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION);
+
+	if (nfp_net_ethdev_ops_mount(hw, eth_dev))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	hw->max_rx_queues = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_MAX_RXRINGS);
 	hw->max_tx_queues = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_MAX_TXRINGS);
 
@@ -473,7 +499,6 @@ nfp_net_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	nfp_net_cfg_queue_setup(hw);
 
 	/* Get some of the read-only fields from the config BAR */
-	hw->ver = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION);
 	hw->cap = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_CAP);
 	hw->max_mtu = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_MAX_MTU);
 	hw->mtu = RTE_ETHER_MTU;
@@ -939,6 +964,7 @@ nfp_pf_secondary_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 	int err;
 	int total_ports;
 	struct nfp_cpp *cpp;
+	struct nfp_net_hw *hw;
 	struct nfp_rtsym_table *sym_tbl;
 
 	if (pci_dev == NULL)
@@ -988,11 +1014,14 @@ nfp_pf_secondary_init(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 				"secondary process attach failed, ethdev doesn't exist");
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
+
+		hw = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+
+		if (nfp_net_ethdev_ops_mount(hw, eth_dev))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		eth_dev->process_private = cpp;
-		eth_dev->dev_ops = &nfp_net_nfd3_eth_dev_ops;
-		eth_dev->rx_queue_count = nfp_net_rx_queue_count;
-		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_recv_pkts;
-		eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_nfd3_xmit_pkts;
+
 		rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(eth_dev);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev_vf.c
index c46ee0f913..0b4660aba6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -265,6 +265,32 @@ static const struct eth_dev_ops nfp_netvf_nfd3_eth_dev_ops = {
 	.rx_queue_intr_disable  = nfp_rx_queue_intr_disable,
 };
 
+static inline int
+nfp_netvf_ethdev_ops_mount(struct nfp_net_hw *hw, struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+{
+	switch (NFD_CFG_CLASS_VER_of(hw->ver)) {
+	case NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFD3:
+		break;
+	case NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION_DP_NFDK:
+		if (NFD_CFG_MAJOR_VERSION_of(hw->ver) < 5) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "NFDK must use ABI 5 or newer, found: %d",
+				NFD_CFG_MAJOR_VERSION_of(hw->ver));
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "The version of firmware is not correct.");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	eth_dev->dev_ops = &nfp_netvf_nfd3_eth_dev_ops;
+	eth_dev->rx_queue_count = nfp_net_rx_queue_count;
+	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_recv_pkts;
+	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_nfd3_xmit_pkts;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 nfp_netvf_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
@@ -292,10 +318,19 @@ nfp_netvf_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	hw = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
 
-	eth_dev->dev_ops = &nfp_netvf_nfd3_eth_dev_ops;
-	eth_dev->rx_queue_count = nfp_net_rx_queue_count;
-	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_recv_pkts;
-	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &nfp_net_nfd3_xmit_pkts;
+	hw->ctrl_bar = (uint8_t *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
+	if (hw->ctrl_bar == NULL) {
+		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+			"hw->ctrl_bar is NULL. BAR0 not configured");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "ctrl bar: %p", hw->ctrl_bar);
+
+	hw->ver = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION);
+
+	if (nfp_netvf_ethdev_ops_mount(hw, eth_dev))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* For secondary processes, the primary has done all the work */
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
@@ -313,15 +348,6 @@ nfp_netvf_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		     pci_dev->addr.domain, pci_dev->addr.bus,
 		     pci_dev->addr.devid, pci_dev->addr.function);
 
-	hw->ctrl_bar = (uint8_t *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
-	if (hw->ctrl_bar == NULL) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
-			"hw->ctrl_bar is NULL. BAR0 not configured");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "ctrl bar: %p", hw->ctrl_bar);
-
 	hw->max_rx_queues = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_MAX_RXRINGS);
 	hw->max_tx_queues = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_MAX_TXRINGS);
 
@@ -354,7 +380,6 @@ nfp_netvf_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	nfp_net_cfg_queue_setup(hw);
 
 	/* Get some of the read-only fields from the config BAR */
-	hw->ver = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_VERSION);
 	hw->cap = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_CAP);
 	hw->max_mtu = nn_cfg_readl(hw, NFP_NET_CFG_MAX_MTU);
 	hw->mtu = RTE_ETHER_MTU;
