diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index c37548c55243fa6cffd0359a80159f5bb2022dc1..5352c9bbcaf76eaf1dadc14b9145905e8b209028 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -4714,6 +4714,7 @@ qla2x00_alloc_fcport(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, gfp_t flags)
 	fcport->loop_id = FC_NO_LOOP_ID;
 	qla2x00_set_fcport_state(fcport, FCS_UNCONFIGURED);
 	fcport->supported_classes = FC_COS_UNSPECIFIED;
+	fcport->fp_speed = PORT_SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 
 	fcport->ct_desc.ct_sns = dma_alloc_coherent(&vha->hw->pdev->dev,
 		sizeof(struct ct_sns_pkt), &fcport->ct_desc.ct_sns_dma,