diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 6de470e158ef555cc64decbbdb0eedf894ef7fce..8d8fbfab0c9f671694acb316fa5400f4d74ae0fc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -8860,6 +8860,7 @@ lpfc_issue_els_fdisc(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 	pcmd += sizeof(uint32_t); /* Node Name */
 	pcmd += sizeof(uint32_t); /* Node Name */
 	memcpy(pcmd, &vport->fc_nodename, 8);
+	sp->cmn.valid_vendor_ver_level = 0;
 	memset(sp->un.vendorVersion, 0, sizeof(sp->un.vendorVersion));
 	lpfc_set_disctmo(vport);