diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
index 18352ff821018b588f2094277564957ae46a2b9c..3a66ca24c7bde9366c63c5be27831b664e6fcc9d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_hwi.c
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ int bnx2i_send_iscsi_login(struct bnx2i_conn *bnx2i_conn,
 
 	login_wqe->cmd_sn = be32_to_cpu(login_hdr->cmdsn);
 	login_wqe->exp_stat_sn = be32_to_cpu(login_hdr->exp_statsn);
+	login_wqe->flags = ISCSI_LOGIN_REQUEST_UPDATE_EXP_STAT_SN;
 
 	login_wqe->resp_bd_list_addr_lo = (u32) bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_bd_dma;
 	login_wqe->resp_bd_list_addr_hi =
@@ -356,7 +357,6 @@ int bnx2i_send_iscsi_login(struct bnx2i_conn *bnx2i_conn,
 		 (bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.resp_buf_size <<
 		  ISCSI_LOGIN_REQUEST_RESP_BUFFER_LENGTH_SHIFT));
 	login_wqe->resp_buffer = dword;
-	login_wqe->flags = 0;
 	login_wqe->bd_list_addr_lo = (u32) bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.req_bd_dma;
 	login_wqe->bd_list_addr_hi =
 		(u32) ((u64) bnx2i_conn->gen_pdu.req_bd_dma >> 32);