diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
index 186fe6e6eaaaa05bba98d986232e3cb1ecf2d14d..30be026102c8d7407266c0313f5b22a4c5bbc867 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_hw.c
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ int qlcnic_82xx_config_led(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter, u32 state, u32 rate)
 	word = QLCNIC_H2C_OPCODE_CONFIG_LED | ((u64)adapter->portnum << 16);
 	req.req_hdr = cpu_to_le64(word);
 
-	req.words[0] = cpu_to_le64((u64)rate << 32);
+	req.words[0] = cpu_to_le64(((u64)rate << 32) | adapter->portnum);
 	req.words[1] = cpu_to_le64(state);
 
 	rv = qlcnic_send_cmd_descs(adapter, (struct cmd_desc_type0 *)&req, 1);