diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index d675860397f61f18f4443546c630cbd9bd5c0c0d..58e4f19a27e29238e30b6106df9d002834f107ac 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ struct mbx_cmd_32 {
 #define MBA_MIRROR_LUN_CHANGE	0x8402	/* Mirror LUN State Change
 					   Notification */
 #define MBA_FW_POLL_STATE	0x8600  /* Firmware in poll diagnostic state */
+#define MBA_FW_RESET_FCT	0x8502	/* Firmware reset factory defaults */
 
 /* 83XX FCoE specific */
 #define MBA_IDC_AEN		0x8200  /* FCoE: NIC Core state change AEN */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c
index 413f05021bd6307506e535e1c3f08166f2e34853..7136bf5d1c86263d33d51d103e996e540d78eee9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mr.c
@@ -1539,6 +1539,9 @@ qlafx00_timer_routine(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 		} else if ((aenmbx0 & 0xFF00) == MBA_FW_POLL_STATE) {
 			ha->mr.fw_reset_timer_tick =
 			    QLAFX00_MAX_RESET_INTERVAL;
+		} else if (aenmbx0 == MBA_FW_RESET_FCT) {
+			ha->mr.fw_reset_timer_tick =
+			    QLAFX00_MAX_RESET_INTERVAL;
 		}
 		ha->mr.old_aenmbx0_state = aenmbx0;
 		ha->mr.fw_reset_timer_tick--;