diff --git a/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig b/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
index cc99c6c..9ddb542 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_PACKET_ENGINES is not set
 CONFIG_QLGE=m
 CONFIG_NETXEN_NIC=m
+CONFIG_QED=m
+CONFIG_QEDE=m
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_QUALCOMM is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RDC is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_REALTEK is not set
diff --git a/openpower/configs/vesnin_defconfig b/openpower/configs/vesnin_defconfig
index c05c9f7..67d8862 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/vesnin_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/vesnin_defconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE_EPAPR=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_XZ=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_QLOGIC_4X=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/busybox.fragment"
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_I2C_TOOLS=y
diff --git a/openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist b/openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist
index 6d1b835..4eabb78 100755
--- a/openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist
+++ b/openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
                 'cxgb4/t4fw-1.16.63.0.bin'
                 'cxgb4/t4fw.bin'
                 'cxgb3/'
+                'qed/qed_init_values_zipped-8.37.2.0.bin'
                 'ql2500_fw.bin')
 
 if [ -z "${TARGET_DIR}" ] ; then