diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_fw.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_fw.h
index af023f51fe7677a4f87e9f5ad7f37eba34eeec34..a0a722cf423769fb8fd152eaeff5aa140a9ccdb3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_fw.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ struct init_cb_24xx {
 	uint16_t response_q_length;
 	uint16_t request_q_length;
 
-	uint16_t link_down_timeout;		/* Milliseconds. */
+	uint16_t link_down_on_nos;		/* Milliseconds. */
 
 	uint16_t prio_request_q_length;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index c7ab66877fb72da47c382ec786f99ab8f6b606f2..ce32322f1e19ae095a7e52c0a09f2b8529d6caf9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -3379,7 +3379,6 @@ qla24xx_nvram_config(scsi_qla_host_t *ha)
 		nv->node_name[6] = 0x55;
 		nv->node_name[7] = 0x86;
 		nv->login_retry_count = __constant_cpu_to_le16(8);
-		nv->link_down_timeout = __constant_cpu_to_le16(200);
 		nv->interrupt_delay_timer = __constant_cpu_to_le16(0);
 		nv->login_timeout = __constant_cpu_to_le16(0);
 		nv->firmware_options_1 =
@@ -3408,7 +3407,7 @@ qla24xx_nvram_config(scsi_qla_host_t *ha)
 		*dptr1++ = *dptr2++;
 
 	icb->login_retry_count = nv->login_retry_count;
-	icb->link_down_timeout = nv->link_down_timeout;
+	icb->link_down_on_nos = nv->link_down_on_nos;
 
 	/* Copy 2nd segment. */
 	dptr1 = (uint8_t *)&icb->interrupt_delay_timer;