diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
index 5d0ec42a9317d6a08a2b99fd424339c4554f4787..634254a523013a557327a7b38825924de7e71b6c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c
@@ -4214,7 +4214,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template qla1280_driver_template = {
 	.eh_bus_reset_handler	= qla1280_eh_bus_reset,
 	.eh_host_reset_handler	= qla1280_eh_adapter_reset,
 	.bios_param		= qla1280_biosparam,
-	.can_queue		= 0xfffff,
+	.can_queue		= MAX_OUTSTANDING_COMMANDS,
 	.this_id		= -1,
 	.sg_tablesize		= SG_ALL,
 	.use_clustering		= ENABLE_CLUSTERING,