diff --git a/include/ModemManager-enums.h b/include/ModemManager-enums.h
index 4c2b22c4..9e75e2f4 100644
--- a/include/ModemManager-enums.h
+++ b/include/ModemManager-enums.h
@@ -1407,12 +1407,14 @@ typedef enum { /*< underscore_name=mm_call_direction >*/
  * MMModemFirmwareUpdateMethod:
  * @MM_MODEM_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_METHOD_NONE: No method specified.
  * @MM_MODEM_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_METHOD_FASTBOOT: Device supports fastboot-based update.
+ * @MM_MODEM_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_METHOD_QMI_PDC: Device supports QMI PDC based update.
  *
  * Type of firmware update method supported by the module.
  */
 typedef enum { /*< underscore_name=mm_modem_firmware_update_method >*/
     MM_MODEM_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_METHOD_NONE     = 0,
     MM_MODEM_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_METHOD_FASTBOOT = 1 << 0,
+    MM_MODEM_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_METHOD_QMI_PDC  = 1 << 1,
 } MMModemFirmwareUpdateMethod;
 
 #endif /*  _MODEMMANAGER_ENUMS_H_ */
diff --git a/plugins/dell/mm-broadband-modem-dell-dw5821e.c b/plugins/dell/mm-broadband-modem-dell-dw5821e.c
index 2c791ca5..d3ddd1db 100644
--- a/plugins/dell/mm-broadband-modem-dell-dw5821e.c
+++ b/plugins/dell/mm-broadband-modem-dell-dw5821e.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ firmware_load_update_settings (MMIfaceModemFirmware *self,
 
     task = g_task_new (self, NULL, callback, user_data);
 
-    update_settings = mm_firmware_update_settings_new (MM_MODEM_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_METHOD_FASTBOOT);
+    update_settings = mm_firmware_update_settings_new (MM_MODEM_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_METHOD_FASTBOOT |
+                                                       MM_MODEM_FIRMWARE_UPDATE_METHOD_QMI_PDC);
     mm_firmware_update_settings_set_fastboot_at (update_settings, "AT^FASTBOOT");
 
     g_task_return_pointer (task, update_settings, g_object_unref);