diff --git a/drivers/net/cnic.c b/drivers/net/cnic.c
index aa5016ad9e199aed03bd3054645f2b01a05ec840..263a2944566f6948f759f029a875d6f4eb01e3ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnic.c
@@ -1290,12 +1290,18 @@ static int cnic_submit_kwqe_16(struct cnic_dev *dev, u32 cmd, u32 cid,
 	struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
 	struct l5cm_spe kwqe;
 	struct kwqe_16 *kwq[1];
+	u16 type_16;
 	int ret;
 
 	kwqe.hdr.conn_and_cmd_data =
 		cpu_to_le32(((cmd << SPE_HDR_CMD_ID_SHIFT) |
 			     BNX2X_HW_CID(cp, cid)));
-	kwqe.hdr.type = cpu_to_le16(type);
+
+	type_16 = (type << SPE_HDR_CONN_TYPE_SHIFT) & SPE_HDR_CONN_TYPE;
+	type_16 |= (cp->pfid << SPE_HDR_FUNCTION_ID_SHIFT) &
+		   SPE_HDR_FUNCTION_ID;
+
+	kwqe.hdr.type = cpu_to_le16(type_16);
 	kwqe.hdr.reserved1 = 0;
 	kwqe.data.phy_address.lo = cpu_to_le32(l5_data->phy_address.lo);
 	kwqe.data.phy_address.hi = cpu_to_le32(l5_data->phy_address.hi);
@@ -1819,19 +1825,15 @@ static int cnic_bnx2x_destroy_ramrod(struct cnic_dev *dev, u32 l5_cid)
 	struct cnic_context *ctx = &cp->ctx_tbl[l5_cid];
 	union l5cm_specific_data l5_data;
 	int ret;
-	u32 hw_cid, type;
+	u32 hw_cid;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ctx->waitq);
 	ctx->wait_cond = 0;
 	memset(&l5_data, 0, sizeof(l5_data));
 	hw_cid = BNX2X_HW_CID(cp, ctx->cid);
-	type = (NONE_CONNECTION_TYPE << SPE_HDR_CONN_TYPE_SHIFT)
-		& SPE_HDR_CONN_TYPE;
-	type |= ((cp->pfid << SPE_HDR_FUNCTION_ID_SHIFT) &
-		 SPE_HDR_FUNCTION_ID);
 
 	ret = cnic_submit_kwqe_16(dev, RAMROD_CMD_ID_COMMON_CFC_DEL,
-				  hw_cid, type, &l5_data);
+				  hw_cid, NONE_CONNECTION_TYPE, &l5_data);
 
 	if (ret == 0)
 		wait_event(ctx->waitq, ctx->wait_cond);
@@ -2204,7 +2206,6 @@ static int cnic_bnx2x_fcoe_init1(struct cnic_dev *dev, struct kwqe *wqes[],
 	cp->kcq2.sw_prod_idx = 0;
 
 	cid = BNX2X_HW_CID(cp, cp->fcoe_init_cid);
-	printk(KERN_ERR "bdbg: submitting INIT RAMROD \n");
 	ret = cnic_submit_kwqe_16(dev, FCOE_RAMROD_CMD_ID_INIT, cid,
 				  FCOE_CONNECTION_TYPE, &l5_data);
 	*work = 3;
@@ -4977,7 +4978,7 @@ static void cnic_init_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 	} else if (test_bit(CNIC_F_BNX2X_CLASS, &dev->flags)) {
 		u32 cli = cp->ethdev->iscsi_l2_client_id;
 		u32 cid = cp->ethdev->iscsi_l2_cid;
-		u32 cl_qzone_id, type;
+		u32 cl_qzone_id;
 		struct client_init_ramrod_data *data;
 		union l5cm_specific_data l5_data;
 		struct ustorm_eth_rx_producers rx_prods = {0};
@@ -5009,15 +5010,10 @@ static void cnic_init_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 		l5_data.phy_address.lo = udev->l2_buf_map & 0xffffffff;
 		l5_data.phy_address.hi = (u64) udev->l2_buf_map >> 32;
 
-		type = (ETH_CONNECTION_TYPE << SPE_HDR_CONN_TYPE_SHIFT)
-			& SPE_HDR_CONN_TYPE;
-		type |= ((cp->pfid << SPE_HDR_FUNCTION_ID_SHIFT) &
-			SPE_HDR_FUNCTION_ID);
-
 		set_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_RINGS_INITED, &cp->cnic_local_flags);
 
 		cnic_submit_kwqe_16(dev, RAMROD_CMD_ID_ETH_CLIENT_SETUP,
-			cid, type, &l5_data);
+			cid, ETH_CONNECTION_TYPE, &l5_data);
 
 		i = 0;
 		while (test_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_L2_WAIT, &cp->cnic_local_flags) &&
@@ -5047,7 +5043,6 @@ static void cnic_shutdown_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 		u32 cid = cp->ethdev->iscsi_l2_cid;
 		union l5cm_specific_data l5_data;
 		int i;
-		u32 type;
 
 		cnic_ring_ctl(dev, cid, cli, 0);
 
@@ -5068,12 +5063,8 @@ static void cnic_shutdown_rings(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 		cnic_spq_completion(dev, DRV_CTL_RET_L2_SPQ_CREDIT_CMD, 1);
 
 		memset(&l5_data, 0, sizeof(l5_data));
-		type = (NONE_CONNECTION_TYPE << SPE_HDR_CONN_TYPE_SHIFT)
-			& SPE_HDR_CONN_TYPE;
-		type |= ((cp->pfid << SPE_HDR_FUNCTION_ID_SHIFT) &
-			 SPE_HDR_FUNCTION_ID);
 		cnic_submit_kwqe_16(dev, RAMROD_CMD_ID_COMMON_CFC_DEL,
-			cid, type, &l5_data);
+			cid, NONE_CONNECTION_TYPE, &l5_data);
 		msleep(10);
 	}
 	clear_bit(CNIC_LCL_FL_RINGS_INITED, &cp->cnic_local_flags);