diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index e6f3a0f5188c42150455f36419034d620b9f261c..d734dcf517b92d02335454cd361b5995eb6f7bbe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ int qla_post_els_plogi_work(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, fc_port_t *fcport)
 
 	e->u.fcport.fcport = fcport;
 	fcport->flags |= FCF_ASYNC_ACTIVE;
+	fcport->disc_state = DSC_LOGIN_PEND;
 	return qla2x00_post_work(vha, e);
 }