diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 34344d3f865832ce963f1091105c4efc753074bf..8635722332a0c9fa08c20ffdf6463257398ef786 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -2581,7 +2581,8 @@ qla2x00_stop_firmware(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_mbx, vha, 0x10a1, "Entered %s.\n", __func__);
 
 	mcp->mb[0] = MBC_STOP_FIRMWARE;
-	mcp->out_mb = MBX_0;
+	mcp->mb[1] = 0;
+	mcp->out_mb = MBX_1|MBX_0;
 	mcp->in_mb = MBX_0;
 	mcp->tov = 5;
 	mcp->flags = 0;