diff --git a/panda b/panda
index 998a63936087a3..2fbf0c5ff86f2e 160000
--- a/panda
+++ b/panda
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 998a63936087a3d90cd29df88375d786491a78f8
+Subproject commit 2fbf0c5ff86f2e94021d7c937b9f8eb6839af484
diff --git a/selfdrive/pandad/panda.cc b/selfdrive/pandad/panda.cc
index 5372e54aef8774..7b5fc9a9991bc5 100644
--- a/selfdrive/pandad/panda.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/pandad/panda.cc
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ void Panda::set_can_speed_kbps(uint16_t bus, uint16_t speed) {
   handle->control_write(0xde, bus, (speed * 10));
 }
 
+void Panda::set_can_fd_auto(uint16_t bus, bool enabled) {
+  handle->control_write(0xe8, bus, enabled);
+}
+
 void Panda::set_data_speed_kbps(uint16_t bus, uint16_t speed) {
   handle->control_write(0xf9, bus, (speed * 10));
 }
diff --git a/selfdrive/pandad/panda.h b/selfdrive/pandad/panda.h
index 2491f2eb74b96c..6ae2c77755977a 100644
--- a/selfdrive/pandad/panda.h
+++ b/selfdrive/pandad/panda.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class Panda {
   void enable_deepsleep();
   void send_heartbeat(bool engaged);
   void set_can_speed_kbps(uint16_t bus, uint16_t speed);
+  void set_can_fd_auto(uint16_t bus, bool enabled);
   void set_data_speed_kbps(uint16_t bus, uint16_t speed);
   void set_canfd_non_iso(uint16_t bus, bool non_iso);
   void can_send(const capnp::List<cereal::CanData>::Reader &can_data_list);
diff --git a/selfdrive/pandad/pandad.cc b/selfdrive/pandad/pandad.cc
index a85159f33a818b..dd970dd16ce09d 100644
--- a/selfdrive/pandad/pandad.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/pandad/pandad.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ Panda *connect(std::string serial="", uint32_t index=0) {
   }
   //panda->enable_deepsleep();
 
+  for (int i = 0; i < PANDA_BUS_CNT; i++) {
+    panda->set_can_fd_auto(i, true);
+  }
+
   if (!panda->up_to_date() && !getenv("BOARDD_SKIP_FW_CHECK")) {
     throw std::runtime_error("Panda firmware out of date. Run pandad.py to update.");
   }