struct hwrm_nvm_install_update_output resp = {0};
        struct hwrm_nvm_modify_input modify = {0};
        struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
+       bool defrag_attempted = false;
        dma_addr_t dma_handle;
        u8 *kmem = NULL;
        u32 item_len;
                        break;
 
                mutex_lock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
-               rc = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &install, sizeof(install),
-                                       INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
+               rc = _hwrm_send_message_silent(bp, &install, sizeof(install),
+                                              INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
                memcpy(&resp, bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr, sizeof(resp));
 
+               if (defrag_attempted) {
+                       /* We have tried to defragment already in the previous
+                        * iteration. Return with the result for INSTALL_UPDATE
+                        */
+                       mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
+                       break;
+               }
+
                if (rc && ((struct hwrm_err_output *)&resp)->cmd_err ==
                    NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_CMD_ERR_CODE_FRAG_ERR) {
                        install.flags |=
                                cpu_to_le16(NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_REQ_FLAGS_ALLOWED_TO_DEFRAG);
 
-                       rc = _hwrm_send_message(bp, &install, sizeof(install),
-                                               INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
+                       rc = _hwrm_send_message_silent(bp, &install,
+                                                      sizeof(install),
+                                                      INSTALL_PACKAGE_TIMEOUT);
                        memcpy(&resp, bp->hwrm_cmd_resp_addr, sizeof(resp));
+
+                       if (rc && ((struct hwrm_err_output *)&resp)->cmd_err ==
+                           NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE_CMD_ERR_CODE_NO_SPACE) {
+                               /* FW has cleared NVM area, driver will create
+                                * UPDATE directory and try the flash again
+                                */
+                               defrag_attempted = true;
+                               rc = __bnxt_flash_nvram(bp->dev,
+                                                       BNX_DIR_TYPE_UPDATE,
+                                                       BNX_DIR_ORDINAL_FIRST,
+                                                       0, 0, item_len, NULL,
+                                                       0);
+                       } else if (rc) {
+                               netdev_err(dev, "HWRM_NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE failure rc :%x\n", rc);
+                       }
+               } else if (rc) {
+                       netdev_err(dev, "HWRM_NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE failure rc :%x\n", rc);
                }
                mutex_unlock(&bp->hwrm_cmd_lock);
-       } while (false);
+       } while (defrag_attempted && !rc);
 
        dma_free_coherent(&bp->pdev->dev, fw->size, kmem, dma_handle);
        if (resp.result) {