#ifdef X722_SUPPORT
if (hw->flags & I40E_HW_FLAG_AQ_SRCTL_ACCESS_ENABLE) {
- ret_code = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_READ);
+ if (hw->flags & I40E_HW_FLAG_NVM_READ_REQUIRES_LOCK)
+ ret_code = i40e_acquire_nvm(hw, I40E_RESOURCE_READ);
if (!ret_code) {
ret_code = i40e_read_nvm_word_aq(hw, offset, data);
i40e_release_nvm(hw);