diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_common.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_common.h
index 414621095540e4eb38d18708109bd550a7b7a0c0..591901aab6b75839e9242c0743c8938e14fabd82 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_common.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_common.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 #define IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN		0
 #define IPATH_IB_LINKARM		1
 #define IPATH_IB_LINKACTIVE		2
-#define IPATH_IB_LINKINIT		3
+#define IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN_ONLY		3
 #define IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN_SLEEP		4
 #define IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN_DISABLE	5
 #define IPATH_IB_LINK_LOOPBACK	6 /* enable local loopback */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c
index d5ff6ca2db30aaaba1ecb0265c9527e7c917621f..ca4d0acc6786768177126ca15af89407fbba235a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c
@@ -851,8 +851,7 @@ void ipath_disarm_piobufs(struct ipath_devdata *dd, unsigned first,
  * -ETIMEDOUT state can have multiple states set, for any of several
  * transitions.
  */
-static int ipath_wait_linkstate(struct ipath_devdata *dd, u32 state,
-				int msecs)
+int ipath_wait_linkstate(struct ipath_devdata *dd, u32 state, int msecs)
 {
 	dd->ipath_state_wanted = state;
 	wait_event_interruptible_timeout(ipath_state_wait,
@@ -1656,8 +1655,8 @@ void ipath_cancel_sends(struct ipath_devdata *dd, int restore_sendctrl)
 static void ipath_set_ib_lstate(struct ipath_devdata *dd, int which)
 {
 	static const char *what[4] = {
-		[0] = "DOWN",
-		[INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_INIT] = "INIT",
+		[0] = "NOP",
+		[INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_DOWN] = "DOWN",
 		[INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_ARMED] = "ARMED",
 		[INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_ACTIVE] = "ACTIVE"
 	};
@@ -1672,9 +1671,9 @@ static void ipath_set_ib_lstate(struct ipath_devdata *dd, int which)
 			    (dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_ibcstatus) >>
 			    INFINIPATH_IBCS_LINKTRAININGSTATE_SHIFT) &
 			   INFINIPATH_IBCS_LINKTRAININGSTATE_MASK]);
-	/* flush all queued sends when going to DOWN or INIT, to be sure that
+	/* flush all queued sends when going to DOWN to be sure that
 	 * they don't block MAD packets */
-	if (!linkcmd || linkcmd == INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_INIT)
+	if (linkcmd == INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_DOWN)
 		ipath_cancel_sends(dd, 1);
 
 	ipath_write_kreg(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_ibcctrl,
@@ -1687,6 +1686,13 @@ int ipath_set_linkstate(struct ipath_devdata *dd, u8 newstate)
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (newstate) {
+	case IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN_ONLY:
+		ipath_set_ib_lstate(dd, INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_DOWN <<
+				    INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_SHIFT);
+		/* don't wait */
+		ret = 0;
+		goto bail;
+
 	case IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN:
 		ipath_set_ib_lstate(dd, INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKINITCMD_POLL <<
 				    INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKINITCMD_SHIFT);
@@ -1709,16 +1715,6 @@ int ipath_set_linkstate(struct ipath_devdata *dd, u8 newstate)
 		ret = 0;
 		goto bail;
 
-	case IPATH_IB_LINKINIT:
-		if (dd->ipath_flags & IPATH_LINKINIT) {
-			ret = 0;
-			goto bail;
-		}
-		ipath_set_ib_lstate(dd, INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_INIT <<
-				    INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_SHIFT);
-		lstate = IPATH_LINKINIT;
-		break;
-
 	case IPATH_IB_LINKARM:
 		if (dd->ipath_flags & IPATH_LINKARMED) {
 			ret = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
index 4cc0f95ea8777ee7aaf040e1089fe48d9d7cba66..ecf3f7ff77177837012af805c673b81b6b3a9bd9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ void ipath_kreceive(struct ipath_portdata *);
 int ipath_setrcvhdrsize(struct ipath_devdata *, unsigned);
 int ipath_reset_device(int);
 void ipath_get_faststats(unsigned long);
+int ipath_wait_linkstate(struct ipath_devdata *, u32, int);
 int ipath_set_linkstate(struct ipath_devdata *, u8);
 int ipath_set_mtu(struct ipath_devdata *, u16);
 int ipath_set_lid(struct ipath_devdata *, u32, u8);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c
index d98d5f103700faab9fd94373f18604d61c214115..b34b91d3723a58f4a2e58f0d6233ed3e264f9338 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c
@@ -555,10 +555,7 @@ static int recv_subn_set_portinfo(struct ib_smp *smp,
 		/* FALLTHROUGH */
 	case IB_PORT_DOWN:
 		if (lstate == 0)
-			if (get_linkdowndefaultstate(dd))
-				lstate = IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN_SLEEP;
-			else
-				lstate = IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN;
+			lstate = IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN_ONLY;
 		else if (lstate == 1)
 			lstate = IPATH_IB_LINKDOWN_SLEEP;
 		else if (lstate == 2)
@@ -568,6 +565,8 @@ static int recv_subn_set_portinfo(struct ib_smp *smp,
 		else
 			goto err;
 		ipath_set_linkstate(dd, lstate);
+		ipath_wait_linkstate(dd, IPATH_LINKINIT | IPATH_LINKARMED |
+				IPATH_LINKACTIVE, 1000);
 		break;
 	case IB_PORT_ARMED:
 		ipath_set_linkstate(dd, IPATH_IB_LINKARM);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_registers.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_registers.h
index 6d2a17f9c1da919193e260160033ad57bf3e05f8..92ad73a7fff0f20f353a1f63e2efe0bd265e0ce3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_registers.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_registers.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 #define INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKINITCMD_SLEEP 3
 #define INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKINITCMD_SHIFT 16
 #define INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_MASK 0x3ULL
-#define INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_INIT 1	/* move to 0x11 */
+#define INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_DOWN 1	/* move to 0x11 */
 #define INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_ARMED 2	/* move to 0x21 */
 #define INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_ACTIVE 3	/* move to 0x31 */
 #define INFINIPATH_IBCC_LINKCMD_SHIFT 18