diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index 0b6801fc6389dcce0a07720db60b423275e2a1ee..f61fb8d01330948f1f8328523cf5eb9de7944dae 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ qla2x00_read_ram_word(scsi_qla_host_t *, uint32_t, uint32_t *);
 extern int
 qla2x00_write_ram_word(scsi_qla_host_t *, uint32_t, uint32_t);
 
+extern int qla2x00_get_data_rate(scsi_qla_host_t *);
 /*
  * Global Function Prototypes in qla_isr.c source file.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 73a793539d4512ba0ac7a5921a6cd0783ffd4308..0f7ea6cc02f615b58356c34b815a1705f91a8834 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -2266,6 +2266,8 @@ qla2x00_configure_loop(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	clear_bit(LOCAL_LOOP_UPDATE, &vha->dpc_flags);
 	clear_bit(RSCN_UPDATE, &vha->dpc_flags);
 
+	qla2x00_get_data_rate(vha);
+
 	/* Determine what we need to do */
 	if (ha->current_topology == ISP_CFG_FL &&
 	    (test_bit(LOCAL_LOOP_UPDATE, &flags))) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 05d595d9a7ef3ed82bd1f97ce0800c686e221897..e91f3d82b2fdea7e61f4901a1dd7db342144a0d7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -3643,3 +3643,36 @@ qla2x00_write_ram_word(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint32_t risc_addr, uint32_t data)
 
 	return rval;
 }
+
+int
+qla2x00_get_data_rate(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
+{
+	int rval;
+	mbx_cmd_t mc;
+	mbx_cmd_t *mcp = &mc;
+	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+
+	if (!IS_FWI2_CAPABLE(ha))
+		return QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
+
+	DEBUG11(printk(KERN_INFO "%s(%ld): entered.\n", __func__, vha->host_no));
+
+	mcp->mb[0] = MBC_DATA_RATE;
+	mcp->mb[1] = 0;
+	mcp->out_mb = MBX_1|MBX_0;
+	mcp->in_mb = MBX_2|MBX_1|MBX_0;
+	mcp->tov = MBX_TOV_SECONDS;
+	mcp->flags = 0;
+	rval = qla2x00_mailbox_command(vha, mcp);
+	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
+		DEBUG2_3_11(printk(KERN_INFO "%s(%ld): failed=%x mb[0]=%x.\n",
+		    __func__, vha->host_no, rval, mcp->mb[0]));
+	} else {
+		DEBUG11(printk(KERN_INFO
+		    "%s(%ld): done.\n", __func__, vha->host_no));
+		if (mcp->mb[1] != 0x7)
+			ha->link_data_rate = mcp->mb[1];
+	}
+
+	return rval;
+}