diff --git a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
index 05d4cb49219b..e4d9291864bc 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static int ioctl_flash_info(struct switchtec_dev *stdev,
 	struct flash_info_regs __iomem *fi = stdev->mmio_flash_info;
 
 	info.flash_length = ioread32(&fi->flash_length);
-	info.num_partitions = SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_NUM_PARTITIONS;
+	info.num_partitions = SWITCHTEC_NUM_PARTITIONS_GEN3;
 
 	if (copy_to_user(uinfo, &info, sizeof(info)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -599,25 +599,25 @@ static int ioctl_flash_part_info(struct switchtec_dev *stdev,
 	case SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_CFG0:
 		active_addr = ioread32(&fi->active_cfg);
 		set_fw_info_part(&info, &fi->cfg0);
-		if (ioread16(&si->cfg_running) == SWITCHTEC_CFG0_RUNNING)
+		if (ioread16(&si->cfg_running) == SWITCHTEC_GEN3_CFG0_RUNNING)
 			info.active |= SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_RUNNING;
 		break;
 	case SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_CFG1:
 		active_addr = ioread32(&fi->active_cfg);
 		set_fw_info_part(&info, &fi->cfg1);
-		if (ioread16(&si->cfg_running) == SWITCHTEC_CFG1_RUNNING)
+		if (ioread16(&si->cfg_running) == SWITCHTEC_GEN3_CFG1_RUNNING)
 			info.active |= SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_RUNNING;
 		break;
 	case SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_IMG0:
 		active_addr = ioread32(&fi->active_img);
 		set_fw_info_part(&info, &fi->img0);
-		if (ioread16(&si->img_running) == SWITCHTEC_IMG0_RUNNING)
+		if (ioread16(&si->img_running) == SWITCHTEC_GEN3_IMG0_RUNNING)
 			info.active |= SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_RUNNING;
 		break;
 	case SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_IMG1:
 		active_addr = ioread32(&fi->active_img);
 		set_fw_info_part(&info, &fi->img1);
-		if (ioread16(&si->img_running) == SWITCHTEC_IMG1_RUNNING)
+		if (ioread16(&si->img_running) == SWITCHTEC_GEN3_IMG1_RUNNING)
 			info.active |= SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_RUNNING;
 		break;
 	case SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_NVLOG:
diff --git a/include/linux/switchtec.h b/include/linux/switchtec.h
index b4ba3a38f30f..4ee450487fe4 100644
--- a/include/linux/switchtec.h
+++ b/include/linux/switchtec.h
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ struct sw_event_regs {
 } __packed;
 
 enum {
-	SWITCHTEC_CFG0_RUNNING = 0x04,
-	SWITCHTEC_CFG1_RUNNING = 0x05,
-	SWITCHTEC_IMG0_RUNNING = 0x03,
-	SWITCHTEC_IMG1_RUNNING = 0x07,
+	SWITCHTEC_GEN3_CFG0_RUNNING = 0x04,
+	SWITCHTEC_GEN3_CFG1_RUNNING = 0x05,
+	SWITCHTEC_GEN3_IMG0_RUNNING = 0x03,
+	SWITCHTEC_GEN3_IMG1_RUNNING = 0x07,
 };
 
 struct sys_info_regs {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/switchtec_ioctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/switchtec_ioctl.h
index e8db938985ca..4d09cfa2e9e6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/switchtec_ioctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/switchtec_ioctl.h
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
 #define SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_VENDOR5	10
 #define SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_VENDOR6	11
 #define SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_PART_VENDOR7	12
-#define SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_NUM_PARTITIONS	13
+#define SWITCHTEC_NUM_PARTITIONS_GEN3	13
+
+/* obsolete: for compatibility with old userspace software */
+#define SWITCHTEC_IOCTL_NUM_PARTITIONS	SWITCHTEC_NUM_PARTITIONS_GEN3
 
 struct switchtec_ioctl_flash_info {
 	__u64 flash_length;