diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index 94a3cafe7197ded339c889aa07c32c9ac41b32e5..f713758720075f0002eca8a41c42bdf72ddb4a65 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 #define HBA_DEVLOSS_TMO         0x2000 /* HBA in devloss timeout */
 #define HBA_RRQ_ACTIVE		0x4000 /* process the rrq active list */
 #define HBA_FCP_IOQ_FLUSH	0x8000 /* FCP I/O queues being flushed */
+#define HBA_FW_DUMP_OP		0x10000 /* Skips fn reset before FW dump */
 	uint32_t fcp_ring_in_use; /* When polling test if intr-hndlr active*/
 	struct lpfc_dmabuf slim2p;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 8d5b6ceec9c9d2a3710fe650d122a806fb5ca2f8..3d6a77e21540c28da5ab7fab180e90b962a36d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -919,10 +919,15 @@ lpfc_sli4_pdev_reg_request(struct lpfc_hba *phba, uint32_t opcode)
 		phba->cfg_sriov_nr_virtfn = 0;
 	}
 
+	if (opcode == LPFC_FW_DUMP)
+		phba->hba_flag |= HBA_FW_DUMP_OP;
+
 	status = lpfc_do_offline(phba, LPFC_EVT_OFFLINE);
 
-	if (status != 0)
+	if (status != 0) {
+		phba->hba_flag &= ~HBA_FW_DUMP_OP;
 		return status;
+	}
 
 	/* wait for the device to be quiesced before firmware reset */
 	msleep(100);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 91e3c51f82658450954b1d07ad747bf6a197d616..b5336a693974c09cd49e78e8a32cb9e6b35f9d10 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -4057,12 +4057,13 @@ lpfc_sli4_brdreset(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 {
 	struct lpfc_sli *psli = &phba->sli;
 	uint16_t cfg_value;
-	int rc;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	/* Reset HBA */
 	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_SLI,
-			"0295 Reset HBA Data: x%x x%x\n",
-			phba->pport->port_state, psli->sli_flag);
+			"0295 Reset HBA Data: x%x x%x x%x\n",
+			phba->pport->port_state, psli->sli_flag,
+			phba->hba_flag);
 
 	/* perform board reset */
 	phba->fc_eventTag = 0;
@@ -4075,6 +4076,12 @@ lpfc_sli4_brdreset(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	phba->fcf.fcf_flag = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
 
+	/* SLI4 INTF 2: if FW dump is being taken skip INIT_PORT */
+	if (phba->hba_flag & HBA_FW_DUMP_OP) {
+		phba->hba_flag &= ~HBA_FW_DUMP_OP;
+		return rc;
+	}
+
 	/* Now physically reset the device */
 	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_INIT,
 			"0389 Performing PCI function reset!\n");